Jefferson Memorial in Winter

The Jefferson Memorial is a national memorial in Washington, D.C., built in honor of Thomas Jefferson, the principal author of the United States Declaration of Independence, a central intellectual force behind the American Revolution, a founder of the Democratic-Republican Party, and the nation's third president.
  • Location: 900 Ohio Drive, S.W., National Mall, Washington, D.C., U.S.
  • Area: 79,758 square feet (7,409.8 m²)
  • Built: 1939–1943
  • Architect: John Russell Pope; Eggers & Higgins
  • Architectural style: Classical Revival
  • Visitation: 2,312,726 (2005)
  • Designated NMEM: April 13, 1943
Data from: en.wikipedia.org