The City Beautiful Movement Due to a great movement of rural citizens and the lack of comprehensive urban planning, metropolitan centers in the U.S. experienced several problems. In order to solve those, a city plan called the City Beautiful Movement was introduced in the exposition in Chicago. Numerous people were excited about its possibility, and Washington D.C. became a subsequent target for the city plan. The plan for Washington D.C. was designed by Pierre L'Enfant, but only some aspects of his plan were actually carried out. Consequently, the city faced same problems, so the urban plan was conducted again with its main focus on the mall. On the other hand, after the Great Chicago Fire, Chicago underwent the city plan for itself. The major points of the plan were to develop green spaces and efficient street systems. Although the opponents constantly indicated its disregard for the lower classes, the City Beautiful Movement's influence still remains until now. This is a summary of an essay. I would really appreciate any recommendation or modification to this writing.