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Washington D.C.

Wednesday, October 27, 2004

Memorial: #8

Dedicated: April 13, 1943

Design Architect: John Russell Pope

Highlights: Pantheon design, 19 foot bronze statue of Thomas Jefferson.

Lowlights: Loads of controversy surrounding its planning and construction.

Location: Washington, D.C, due south of the Tidal Basin.

Hours: Open daily, 8am to midnight, closed December 25.

Admission: Free!

Link: Official Website

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On my way from West Potomac Park, my first sighting of the Memorial is it's southwest side. It looks very Greek in architecture, it's really quite nice.

Making my way to the front, I can see the statue of Jefferson within the Memorial's dark recesses. It looks like they're doing some rehabilitation work on the Memorial as attested to by all the scaffolding. Too bad, it sorta spoils my pictures, oh well.

Up the steps and to the Memorial's interior entrance I go. Wow, the statue is pretty darn big!

The Memorial's cornerstone was laid by FDR in 1939.


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