Jefferson Memorial MG

=**Jefferson Memorial**= http://www.cr.nps.gov/nr/travel/wash/dc73.htm >
 * modeled after the Pantheon of Rome
 * America's foremost memorial for the third president
 * key land mart in Washington DC
 * **has neoclassical architecture** -- an architectural style produced by the neoclassical movement that began in the mid- 18th century. In its purest form it is a style principally derived from the architecture of Classical Greece and Rome, the Vitruvian principles and the architecture of the Italian architect Andera Palladio.
 * Thomas Jefferson introduced this circular colonnaded structure to the U.S.
 * John Russel Pope used Jefferson's own taste to build the monument
 * it was created to " direct the erection of a memorial to Thomas Jefferson by an Act of Congress approved in June 1934"
 * tidal basin was selected in 1937 (monument built near water)
 * the public criticized the building process because of the removal of Japanese cherry trees
 * "Commission of Fine Arts objected to the pantheon design because it would compete with the Lincoln Memorial"
 * "The Thomas Jefferson Commission took the design controversy to President Franklin D. Roosevelt who preferred the pantheon design and gave his permission to proceed"
 * "On November 15, 1939, a ceremony was held in which President Roosevelt laid the cornerstone of the Memorial"
 * "In 1941, Rudolph Evans was commissioned to sculpt the statue of Thomas Jefferson"
 * the interior of the memorial looks out onto the White house
 * "It was intended to represent the Age of Enlightenment and Jefferson as a philosopher and statesman"
 * there's a bronze statue of Thomas Jefferson that stands 19 feet tall and weighs 5 tons
 * "Adolph A. Weinman's sculpture of the five members of the Declaration of Independence drafting committee submitting their report to Congress is featured on the triangular pediment. Also noteworthy, and adorning the interior of the Memorial, are five quotations taken from Jefferson's writings that illustrate the principles to which he dedicated his life."
 * the statue of Jefferson was replaced with the bronze statue and that's really the only change
 * "Each year the Jefferson Memorial plays host to various ceremonies, including annual Memorial exercises, Easter Sunrise Services and the ever-popular Cherry Blossom Festival. The Jefferson Memorial is administered and maintained by the National Park Service."


 * Works cited:**

"Jefferson Memorial." //Jefferson Memorial//. N.p., n.d. Web. 30 Apr. 2014. .
 * This is a valid website because all the information given agrees with many professional websites.