Jefferson Memorial

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memorial monument tourist attraction

The Jefferson Memorial is a neoclassical monument in Washington, D.C., dedicated to Thomas Jefferson, the third U.S. president and principal author of the Declaration of Independence.

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Label Occurrences
Jefferson Memorial canonical 24
Thomas Jefferson Memorial 6
Jefferson Memorial (distant view) 1

Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf memorial ⓘ
monument ⓘ
tourist attraction ⓘ
addedTo National Register of Historic Places ⓘ
architect Daniel P. Higgins ⓘ
John Russell Pope ⓘ
Otto R. Eggers ⓘ
architecturalStyle Neoclassical architecture ⓘ
category Presidential memorial in the United States ⓘ
city Washington, D.C. ⓘ
commemoratesRoleAs principal author of the Declaration of Independence ⓘ
third president of the United States ⓘ
commissionedBy United States Congress ⓘ
constructionStartDate 1939 ⓘ
country United States of America ⓘ
surface form: United States
dedicatedTo Thomas Jefferson ⓘ
dedicationDate April 13, 1943 ⓘ
diameter 165 feet ⓘ
features bronze statue of Thomas Jefferson ⓘ
domed rotunda ⓘ
open colonnade ⓘ
hasInscription excerpts from Thomas Jefferson’s writings ⓘ
excerpts from the Declaration of Independence ⓘ
hasViewOf Washington Monument ⓘ
White House ⓘ
height 129 feet ⓘ
inaugurationDate April 13, 1943 ⓘ
locatedIn National Mall ⓘ
Washington, D.C. ⓘ
locatedOn West Potomac Park ⓘ
surface form: Tidal Basin
managedBy National Park Service ⓘ
materialUsed Georgia marble ⓘ
Indiana limestone ⓘ
Tennessee marble ⓘ
Vermont marble ⓘ
white marble ⓘ
namedAfter Thomas Jefferson ⓘ
NRHPListingDate October 15, 1966 ⓘ
overlooks Potomac River ⓘ
ownedBy United States government ⓘ
surface form: federal government of the United States
partOf National Mall ⓘ
surface form: National Mall and Memorial Parks
proposedBy President Franklin D. Roosevelt ⓘ
sculptorOfStatue Rudulph Evans ⓘ
statueHeight 19 feet ⓘ
surroundedBy cherry trees ⓘ
symbolizes American democracy ⓘ
Enlightenment ideals ⓘ
visitorAttractionFor cherry blossom viewing ⓘ

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Washington, D.C. → hasLandmark → Jefferson Memorial ⓘ
National Mall → contains → Jefferson Memorial ⓘ
this entity surface form: Thomas Jefferson Memorial
Washington Channel (adjacent area) → viewOf → Jefferson Memorial ⓘ
this entity surface form: Jefferson Memorial (distant view)
John Russell Pope → notableWork → Jefferson Memorial ⓘ
this entity surface form: Thomas Jefferson Memorial
John Russell Pope → designed → Jefferson Memorial ⓘ
this entity surface form: Thomas Jefferson Memorial
West Potomac Park → hasAttraction → Jefferson Memorial ⓘ
South Lawn of the White House → hasViewOf → Jefferson Memorial ⓘ
U.S. National Memorial → hasExample → Jefferson Memorial ⓘ
East Potomac Park → locatedNear → Jefferson Memorial ⓘ
Otto R. Eggers → notableWork → Jefferson Memorial ⓘ
this entity surface form: Thomas Jefferson Memorial
South Grounds → viewOf → Jefferson Memorial ⓘ
Rudulph Evans → hasWorkIn → Jefferson Memorial ⓘ
Daniel P. Higgins → notableWork → Jefferson Memorial ⓘ
Thomas Jefferson statue (Jefferson Memorial plaster model contribution) → hasContributionTo → Jefferson Memorial ⓘ
Thomas Jefferson statue (Jefferson Memorial plaster model contribution) → associatedWith → Jefferson Memorial ⓘ
Thomas Jefferson statue (Jefferson Memorial plaster model contribution) → commissionedFor → Jefferson Memorial ⓘ
John → notableWork → Jefferson Memorial ⓘ
subject surface form: John Russell Pope
President's Park → hasViewOf → Jefferson Memorial ⓘ
George Mason Memorial → locatedNear → Jefferson Memorial ⓘ
this entity surface form: Thomas Jefferson Memorial
Franklin Delano Roosevelt Memorial → nearby → Jefferson Memorial ⓘ
Tidal Basin → adjacentTo → Jefferson Memorial ⓘ
National Historic Landmarks in Washington, D.C. → includes → Jefferson Memorial ⓘ
East Potomac Golf Links → hasViewOf → Jefferson Memorial ⓘ
Ohio Drive SW → near → Jefferson Memorial ⓘ
Eggers & Higgins → notableWork → Jefferson Memorial ⓘ
this entity surface form: Thomas Jefferson Memorial
Eggers & Higgins → notableWork → Jefferson Memorial ⓘ
John McShain, Inc. → notableWork → Jefferson Memorial ⓘ
John McShain, Inc. → workedOnPartOf → Jefferson Memorial ⓘ
Thomas Jefferson statue, Washington, D.C. → locatedIn → Jefferson Memorial ⓘ
Thomas Jefferson statue, Washington, D.C. → partOf → Jefferson Memorial ⓘ
this entity surface form: Jefferson Memorial interior
Washington, D.C. (periodically, during Joe Biden’s presidency) → hosts → Jefferson Memorial ⓘ
subject surface form: Washington, D.C.
Fallout 3 → notableLocation → Jefferson Memorial ⓘ