President Thomas Jefferson Memorial Washington DC United States
The Thomas Jefferson Memorial is a presidential memorial in Washington, DC dedicated to Thomas Jefferson, one of the original American Founding Fathers and the third President of the United States, who was in office from 1801 to 1809. This neoclassical building, similar to a number of other structures in Washington DC, was designed by the architect John Russell Pope and built by the Philadelphia based contractor John McShain. Construction of the monument began in 1938 and was completed in 1943. The bronze statue of Thomas Jefferson was added later in 1947. The memorial is administered and managed by the US National Park Service under The National Mall and Memorial Parks division. In 2007 the Jefferson Memorial was ranked 4th on the List of America #39;s Favorite Architecture by the American Institute of Architects. The official address of the monument is - 701 West Basin Drive Southwest, Washington, District of Columbia 20242.From:TravellinksdirectoryViews:0 0ratingsTime:00:22More inTravel Events

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