The Thomas Jefferson Memorial sits on the southern bank of the Tidal Basin in Washington, D.C., built between 1939 and 1943 to honor the third president and principal author of the Declaration of Independence. Its circular, colonnaded design and shallow dome deliberately echo the Pantheon in Rome as well as Jefferson's own domed design for his Virginia home, Monticello, reflecting his lifelong admiration for classical architecture. A bronze statue of Jefferson stands at the center of the open interior, surrounded by engraved excerpts from his writings that set out his political philosophy, including passages from the Declaration of Independence. The memorial's setting among Japanese cherry trees planted around the Tidal Basin has made its annual bloom one of the most photographed views in Washington.
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Building Type (category) Connections
Has Building Type
Entity-backed identity for the building-type enum value this building already carries, resolved to an architecture concept by an explicit value-to-entity map (phase 3 bucket conversion, docs\design_entity_backed_browse_buckets_20260928.md). The building-type fact itself stays on the building unchanged.
In Style
Source Jefferson Memorial, Wikipedia
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Source Jefferson Memorial, Wikipedia
Source Jefferson Memorial, Wikipedia
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Sources
1. Jefferson Memorial, Wikipedia
History section, first sentence
is a national memorial in Washington, D.C.
Infobox, address
900 Ohio Drive, S.W., National Mall, Washington, D.C., U.S.
Opening paragraph, construction clause
Built between 1939 and 1943
- Wikipedia "Jefferson Memorial" intro (read live, w-fk-arch-rel2-0927c, R-K)
Entity description and the lead/infobox of the Wikipedia article
The Thomas Jefferson Memorial sits on the southern bank of the Tidal Basin in Washington, D.C., built between 1939 and 1943 to honor the third president and principal author of the Declaration of Independence. Its circular, colonnaded design and shallow dome deliberately echo the Pantheon in Rome as well as Jefferson's own domed design for his Virginia home, Monticello, reflecting his lifelong admiration for classical architecture. A bronze statue of Jefferson stands at the center of the open interior, surrounded by engraved excerpts from his writings that set out his political philosophy, including passages from the Declaration of Independence. The memorial's setting among Japanese cherry trees planted around the Tidal Basin has made its annual bloom one of the most photographed views in Washington.
In Style: Neoclassical Architecture, Infobox, architecture
architecture: Classical Revival
Uses Element: Marble, Wikipedia article
The memorial is constructed with white Imperial Danby marble taken from Vermont, which rests on a series of granite and marble-stepped terraces.
Uses Element: Granite, Wikipedia article
The memorial is constructed with white Imperial Danby marble taken from Vermont, which rests on a series of granite and marble-stepped terraces.
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