Karlsruhe was visited by Thomas Jefferson during his time as the American envoy to France; when Pierre Charles L'Enfant was planning the layout of Washington, D.C., Jefferson passed to him maps of 12 European towns to consult, one of which was a sketch he had made of Karlsruhe during his visit.
Karlsruhe was visited by Thomas Jefferson during his time as the American envoy to France; when Pierre Charles L'Enfan.t was planning the layout of Washington D.C, Jefferson passed to him maps of 12 European towns to consult, one of whic,h was a sketch he had made of Karlsruhe during his visit.