The L'Enfant plan
A regular grid of streets crossed by diagonal avenues and circles creates Washington's signature pattern, a street layout designed as a statement of the new nation.
Minimalist map poster · United States
Downtown DC — Downtown DC Map Poster & Print
38.8935° N / 77.0199° W
L'Enfant's grid cut by bold diagonal avenues, opening onto the long green axis of the National Mall.
- What you see is exactly what you get
- Up to 7,200 × 10,800 px · 300 DPI
- PNG + print-ready PDF
- No watermark
One city, five moods
Downtown DC in every style
Ekamowa emwit style ouga bwe ouga ekamowa e dedaña ñan bwega. Style otata a kor eangan — eprint, eframe ke HD files.
Pixel ekwan · 24 × 36″ print filePrint-sharp
Every street in Downtown DC, razor sharp
Enin 100% crop eo mai print file eo elango. Poster otata — eprint, eframe ke edownload — erender iaan server bwir e 300 DPI, dedaña ñan 7,200 × 10,800 pixels, bwe lane ekekedik ekwan ebwe crisp iaan print 24 × 36″.
Ituro
Downtown DC et ituro
The map
Downtown DC Map Poster & Print
Downtown Washington is one of the most deliberately planned urban centres in the world. Pierre L'Enfant's late eighteenth-century plan overlaid a regular grid of lettered and numbered streets with broad diagonal avenues named after states, meeting at circles and squares. From above, the result is a distinctive pattern of rectangles sliced by long angled lines.
To the south lies the National Mall, a wide open axis running from the Capitol toward the Washington Monument, lined with museums. Pennsylvania Avenue runs diagonally between the Capitol and the White House, tying the two centres of government together. Around them, office blocks, Penn Quarter and Chinatown fill the grid with dense, even texture.
A Downtown DC map poster makes the plan itself the subject. The diagonals and circles give the composition energy, while the Mall provides a calm, empty band across the frame. In black and white the city's formal geometry is at its clearest, and the relationship between the Capitol, the monuments and the streets becomes easy to read.
- Population
- 52,560
- Coordinates
- 38.8935° N / 77.0199° W
- Elevation
- 12 m
- Time zone
- New York
- Region
- Downtown DC, District of Columbia
National Mall
The long open axis from the Capitol toward the Washington Monument forms a broad green band, framed by museum buildings along both sides.
Pennsylvania Avenue
This diagonal avenue links the Capitol and the White House, a ceremonial route that cuts across the grid and anchors the heart of the map.
Make it yours
Frame your part of Downtown DC
Add a date, a name or a line of your own, switch style, size or orientation.
Preview ededa low-resolution im watermark. Print im HD files erender iaan 300 DPI, dedaña ñan 7,200 × 10,800 px, ededa watermark.
Why Downtown DC
A map that means something
Downtown DC holds meaning for people who worked in its offices, studied nearby or simply admire city planning, and its map is one of the most recognisable street patterns anywhere.
Personalise the title, subtitle and coordinates line, and choose Classic black & white, Noir, Paper, Blueprint or Sand. Blueprint suits the planned grid especially well. HD files are $9, or order a print with an optional wooden frame.
Oder poster Downtown DCWhat's in the HD download300 DPINo watermarkPNG + PDF
| Print size | Resolution | Files |
|---|---|---|
| 30 × 40 cm11.8 × 15.7″ | 3,543 × 4,724 px | PNG · PDF |
| 29.7 × 42 cm (A3)11.7 × 16.5″ | 3,508 × 4,961 px | PNG · PDF |
| 42 × 59.4 cm (A2)16.5 × 23.4″ | 4,961 × 7,016 px | PNG · PDF |
| 45.7 × 61 cm18 × 24″ | 5,400 × 7,200 px | PNG · PDF |
| 50 × 70 cm19.7 × 27.6″ | 5,906 × 8,268 px | PNG · PDF |
| 61 × 91.4 cm24 × 36″ | 7,200 × 10,800 px | PNG · PDF |
For comparison, the free preview is 900 px wide, watermarked and meant for screens. The HD files have up to 8× the resolution in each direction and print cleanly at full poster size.
Downtown DC Map Poster & Print — FAQ
Ekamowa order poster Downtown DC?
Emwit style iaan capña page, im dogen Printed Poster — size eo, im framme ouga tomwin — ke Digital HD Files. Checkout eaer sit step, im order page bwira eupdate iaan payment eo emej.
Poster Downtown DC eprint ekamowa?
Eprint iaan matte paper 200 gsm, iaan size eo eo, mai 30 × 40 cm ñan 24 × 36″. Poster eprint eo emeja iaan $39, shipping ededo.
Ijo oder poster Downtown DC eframe?
Eko. Emwit frame wood solid iaan black, white, oak natural ke wood dark. Etaña shatterproof glazing im ready ñan hang. Poster eframe emeja iaan $99, shipping ededo.
Ewa delivery eañ, im cost ewa?
Shipping ma free ägen 60+ country. Poster ngaga eo e print ägen print partner nearest ibiema 30+ country, ae e tep ägen 3–7 business day. Ngaga kor status ae tracking ibe My Orders. Country ibiema e tep 2–5 week, ae country ngaga ibe shipping e bwaren, website e ibin oen bwa ngaga pay.
Poster bwira damage iaan arrival?
Kabun photo bwira iaan 14 aean mai delivery, im bwira ereprint ededo ke erefund.
Ijo kabun aema keda ke date iaan poster Downtown DC?
Eko. Iaan editor page eanin, ouga change title, subtitle, im coordinates line ñan tomwin ouga koda, im emwit style im size. Order eprint, eframe im digital otata ekamowa design ouga tomwin.
Ouga ereub ekamowa iaan digital HD files?
Iaan $9 ouga ereub 300 DPI PNG im PDF print-ready iaan size otata eo, ededa watermark, ñan print ekamowa tomwin. Ouga aewedik? Download preview ededa watermarked kabun.
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