The Jefferson Memorial

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The Jefferson Memorial is in Washington, D.C.
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It was designed in classical Roman style by John Russell
Pope, Otto R. Eggers, and Daniel P. Higgins.
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It is made of white Georgia marble in a graceful rotunda
or circular structure.
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It was dedicated on April 14, 1943 to President Thomas Jefferson
on the 200th anniversary of his birth.
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The statue of Jefferson was sculpted by Rudolph Evans.
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Th statue is 19 feet high, resting on a black granite pedestal
6 feet across.
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This quotation is on the Thomas Jefferson Statue: "I have
sworn upon the altar of God eternal hostility against any form of tryanny
over the mind of man."
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Japanese cherry trees - a gift from the city of Toyko in
1912 - decorate the memorial site with pink blossoms for two weeks each
spring.
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The Jefferson statue is facing The White House.
Did you know...?
The memorial originally cost $3 million.
Bibliography
Photo Found: www.visitingdc.com/photo/ monuments/jefferson.htm
Information Found:
www.wildernet.com
"Jefferson Memorial" Microsoft Encarta
Encyclopedia. CD-ROM 2000