{"id":17378,"date":"2014-09-20T05:03:32","date_gmt":"2014-09-20T05:03:32","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.mapsofworld.com\/travel\/?p=17378"},"modified":"2022-09-19T10:59:47","modified_gmt":"2022-09-19T10:59:47","slug":"jefferson-memorial","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.mapsofworld.com\/travel\/destinations\/usa\/jefferson-memorial\/","title":{"rendered":"Jefferson Memorial in Washington"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n
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Set in the East Potomac Park on the southern threshold of the Tidal Basin in Washington, DC<\/a>, Jefferson Memorial or Thomas Jefferson Memorial monument was built in the memory of Thomas Jefferson<\/a>, the third President of the United States. Though the construction of the monument commenced in 1938, it continued through the Second World War in 1941. On April 13, 1943, under the presidency of Franklin D. Roosevelt<\/a> (the 32nd President of the United States), the presidential memorial was dedicated to President Thomas Jefferson celebrating his 200th birth anniversary. The finished bronze statue was installed in 1947.<\/p>\n

The 19-feet-tall bronze statue of Thomas Jefferson, which weighs five tons, stands erect with utter pride right in the middle of the colossal circular pillars. The interior of the memorial is embellished with the significant five quotations extracted from Thomas Jefferson\u2019s writings that throw light on his principles. Tourists can participate in various ceremonies, such as Easter Sunrise Services and the Cherry Blossom Festival, which are held every year at the memorial.<\/p>\n

Thomas Jefferson left a deep impact on the Americans as a leader, a president, and as an architect. Though the Jefferson Memorial monument has been a major attraction for worldwide tourists, it has caused some public criticisms as well. One such criticism concerned the removal of Japanese cherry trees from the Tidal Basin. The commission of Fine Arts had protested against the Roman Pantheon design of the Jefferson Memorial stating that it would vie with the Lincoln Memorial.<\/p>\n

The eponymously named Jefferson Memorial Funeral that offers funeral and cemetery services and the Jefferson Memorial Hospital \u2013 an all-purpose nonprofit therapeutic and clinical hospital are two buildings constructed in the memory of the president.<\/p>\n

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