Ubani owaklama iWashington, D.C., futhi yiziphi ezinye zezici ezithakazelisayo zaleli dolobha?
Context:Lolu hlelo lwalusho ukuthi imigwaqo eminingi yayiyokwakhiwa ibe ngegridi. Ukuze kwakheke leli gridi, eminye imigwaqo (kamuva eyaqanjwa ngezinhlamvu zamagama) yayiyohamba ibheke empumalanga iye entshonalanga, kuyilapho eminye (eyaqanjwa ngezinombolo) yayiyohamba ibheke enyakatho iye eningizimu. Imigwaqo emikhulu ebanzi, kamuva eyaqanjwa ngamagama ezifundazwe zeNyunyana, yawela igridi enyakatho-ningizimu-mpumalanga / entshonalanga. Le "migwaqo emikhulu" yayihlangana nemigwaqo esuka enyakatho iye eningizimu nasempumalanga iye entshonalanga emibuthanweni nasezigcawini ezingunxande kamuva ezaziyohlonipha abantu baseMelika abavelele futhi zinikeze indawo evulekile.
IWashington DC yaklanywa uMajor Pierre Charles L'Enfant ngesicelo sikaGeorge Washington. UL'Enfant wayengunjiniyela wezakhiwo ngokuqeqeshwa, waseFrance, futhi wasekela umklamo wakhe oyisisekelo we-DC emigwaqweni yaseParis. I - DC ihlelwe njengegridi, nemigwaqo esuka empumalanga iye entshonalanga enamagama ngokulandelana kwezinhlamvu zamagama, eqala ngezinhlamvu ngokwazo, bese ingezwa amaqoqo njengoba imigwaqo yayikhula isuka enkabeni yedolobha. Imigwaqo esuka enyakatho iye eningizimu inamanani, anda njengoba isuka eCapitol. Lapho kuhlangana khona imigwaqo emaphakathi, imigwaqo eminingi ibizwa ngokuthi isiqondiso njengoba ikhipha iCapitol, okungukuthi iCapitol North. Nokho, akukho mgwaqo waseWest Capitol, njengoba leyo iyindawo evelele eyaziwa ngokuthi i-mall. Ngakolunye uhlangothi kulo lonke uhlaka kunemigwaqo eqanjwe ngamagama ezifundazwe futhi leyo migwaqo yesifundazwe ihlangana emibuthanweni eqanjwe ngamagama abantu baseMelika abavelele abanezikhala nezindawo ezivulekile.