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Jefferson Memorial

Sites
 * http://nationalmall.org/national-mall/explore-mall/monuments-memorials/jefferson-memorial?utm_source=Ad&utm_medium=AdWords&utm_campaign=JeffersonMemorialVisit&gclid=CIW2vqDfhb4CFaVQOgodJ1QAhQ
 * http://www.washingtondc-go.com/attractions/jefferson-memorial-facts.html
 * http://www.cr.nps.gov/nr/travel/wash/dc73.htm
 * http://www.nps.gov/nr/travel/presidents/thomas_jefferson_memorial.html

Facts
 * Modeled after the Pantheon of Rome
 * America's foremost memorial the the 3rd American president.
 * Stands as a symbol of liberty and endures as a site for reflection and inspiration.
 * Jefferson Memorials most famous for the cherry blossom trees that surround it and the Tidal Basin, where the memorial overlooks.
 * Located along the banks of the Potomac River in Washington DC
 * It stands next to the Tidal Basin and the George Mason Memorial
 * Directly south of the Washington Monument and the White House
 * Designed by John Russel Pope
 * Height 129 ft.
 * The Jefferson Monument's Location was actually where Theodore Roosevelt was to have his monument.
 * Was built when Franklin Roosevelt was president
 * FDR wanted a democrat to be a memorial because Theodore Roosevelt was a Republican
 * The reason that Jefferson memorial is there was because he has written the 55 words that start the Deceleration of Independence.
 * Some people were enraged when the Japanese Cherry Blossoms were planted, surrounding the Jefferson Memorial and caused great disagreement.
 * Although the building was completed in 1943, the Statue of Thomas Jefferson was not completed was until four years later.
 * Jefferson Memorial was ranked the 4th most popular American Architecture in America
 * The Declaration of Independence drafting committee submitted their report to Congress, featuring the triangular pediment below the statue.

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