The Jefferson Memorial is a national memorial in Washington, D.C., built in honor of Thomas Jefferson, the principal author of the United States Declaration of Independence, a central intellectual force behind the American Revolution See more

The monument is located in West Potomac Park in Washington, D.C., on the shore of the Potomac River's Tidal Basin. The park is enhanced with the massed planting of Japanese cherry blossom trees, which pre-dated the memorial's construction and … See more

• Bedford, Steven McLeod, John Russell Pope: Architect of Empire, Rizzoli International Publications, Inc., New York, NY 1998 See more

Early considerations
The site ultimately selected for the Jefferson Memorial's construction was appealing at least partly because it was located directly south … See more

Exterior
The Jefferson Memorial is composed of circular marble steps, a portico, a circular colonnade of See more

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