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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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 →
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	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	federal government of the United States →
partOf	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 →

Referenced by (14)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Daniel P. Higgins → John Russell Pope ("Thomas Jefferson Memorial") → Otto R. Eggers ("Thomas Jefferson Memorial") →	notableWork
South Grounds → Washington Channel (adjacent area) ("Jefferson Memorial (distant view)") →	viewOf
National Mall ("Thomas Jefferson Memorial") →	contains
John Russell Pope ("Thomas Jefferson Memorial") →	designed
West Potomac Park →	hasAttraction
Thomas Jefferson statue (Jefferson Memorial plaster model contribution) →	hasContributionTo
U.S. National Memorial →	hasExample
Washington, D.C. →	hasLandmark
South Lawn of the White House →	hasViewOf
Rudulph Evans →	hasWorkIn
East Potomac Park →	locatedNear