Jefferson+Memorial

The Jefferson Memorial
Kameron R.

The Jefferson memorial, modeled after the Panthean of Rome, is America's foremost memorial to our third president.

The Jefferson was built in 1938 to 1943. It cost over 3 million dollars to make it and was made by Daniel P. Higgins and also by Otto R. Eggers aftter pope John Russel's death. It was dedicated on April 13, 1943 on the 200thanniversary of Jefferson's birth. It was made to commemorate the great president Thomas Jefferson. The memorial has some characteristics of early buildings that he designed and also resembles the Pantheon of Rome because he loved architecture. The location of the memorial is on the shore of the Patomac River. The Jefferson Memorial is open daily from 8 a.m. to midnight and is cloesd on Christmas and has a three dollar entry fee.

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