Jefferson Memorial facts for kids
The Jefferson Memorial is a presidential memorial in Washington, D.C.. It was dedicated to the 3rd President of the United States Thomas Jefferson. The neoclassical Memorial building on the Tidal Basin off the Washington Channel of the Potomac River was designed by the architect John Russell Pope.
Construction began in December 1938. It was complete in 1939 with a ceremony attended by then-President Franklin D. Roosevelt. As a National Memorial it was administratively listed on the National Register of Historic Places on October 15, 1966.
Images for kids
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Jefferson Memorial interior
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Under construction in 1941, as seen from across the Tidal Basin
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The monument's marble steps, portico, and circular colonnade of Ionic order columns, and shallow dome.
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The Memorial's pediment features an Adolph Alexander Weinman sculpture of the Committee of Five
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Interior columns and walls
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Detail of the statue
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Rudulph Evans's statue of Thomas Jefferson with excerpts from the Declaration of Independence to the right
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Washington Monument and surrounding Tidal Basin.
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Main entry
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Portico ceiling
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Bronze statue and dome ceiling
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Dome ceiling and frieze
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Exterior columns
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"We Hold These Truths"
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"God Who Gave Us Life"
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"I Am Not an Advocate for Frequent Changes ..."
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"Almighty God Hath Created the Mind Free ..."
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Thousands of people visit the Memorial each year.
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Thomas Jefferson Memorial
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Jefferson Memorial sunset
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Washington Monument in background
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Tidal Basin view, March 2016
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Jefferson Memorial, Looking NE
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Jefferson Memorial at Night
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Jefferson Memorial, Looking North
See also
In Spanish: Monumento a Thomas Jefferson para niños
