What a beautiful memorial to one of our founding fathers. We visited at night and it was not as packed as the Lincoln memorial. Great site overlooking the National Mall and the Washington Monument. The one drawback is the parking is quite a hike at night but still a must see.
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Few major changes have been made to the Memorial since its dedication in 1943. The most important change to note is the replacement of the plaster model statue of Thomas Jefferson by the bronze statue after the World War II restrictions on the use of metals were lifted.
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Thomas Jefferson is remembered with this Memorial. It is so large and you feel so small inside the monument. America is a spectacular place and Washington DC is a great place to visit and get a great feeling of patriotism!
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Jefferson Memorial Statue. The statue of Thomas Jefferson in the Jefferson Memorial in Washington, D.C. was created by Rudolph Evans and installed in 1947. The report of the Committee on Sculpture was made at a meeting of the Jefferson Memorial Commission on April 3, 1939.
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Jefferson Memorial history is inextricably linked to the time in which it was created, when the world was at war and freedom was not taken for granted. By an Act of Congress in 1934, the Thomas Jefferson Memorial Commission was created to erect the memorial and its accompanying Thomas Jefferson memorial statue.
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In 1941, Rudolph Evans was commissioned to sculpt the statue of Thomas Jefferson. The statue of Jefferson looks out from the interior of the Memorial toward the White House. It was intended to represent the Age of Enlightenment and Jefferson as a philosopher and statesman. The bronze statue is 19 feet tall and weighs five tons.
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This memorial has a very unique neoclassical architecture. The interior is similar to a Roman Pantheon. Steps are solid marble and granite and lead up from the tidal basin to the entrance that has a triangular pediment. It is a very impressive building. The best time to visit is during the cherry blossom in late March.
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The statue of Thomas Jefferson is placed in a central position in the Memorial Hall, and stands 19 and a half feet high on a base 6 feet above the floor. The dates of Jefferson's birth and death (1743-1826) are inscribed in bronze letters on the front of the pedestal.
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Thomas Jefferson Statue. The statue of Thomas Jefferson was the first full-length portrait statue placed in the U.S Capitol Building. Its bronze medium was unusual in early 19th-century America, where sculpture was more commonly carved in marble. Thomas Jefferson was born on April 13, 1743 at his prosperous family’s home in Albemarle County, Virginia.
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The Thomas Jefferson memorial statue was commissioned from sculptor Rudolph Evans in 1941. He created a towering bronze statue of Jefferson standing 19 feet tall, boosted six feet higher by its black granite pedestal. Jefferson appears to be looking out from the memorial's interior toward the White House.
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what statues is in the jefferson memorial
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