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Jefferson Memorial
The Jefferson Memorial is a memorial built in Washington, under the sponsorship of President Franklin D. Roosevelt, and dedicated to Thomas Jefferson, the principal author of the United States Declaration of Independence and the founder of the Democratic-Republican Party.
The neoclassical building is situated in West Potomac Park on the shore of the Potomac River.
It was designed by John Russell Pope and built by Philadelphia contractor John McShain
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The Jefferson Memorial is a memorial built in Washington, under the sponsorship of President Franklin D. Roosevelt, and dedicated to Thomas Jefferson, the principal author of the United States Declaration of Independence and the founder of the Democratic-Republican Party.
The neoclassical building is situated in West Potomac Park on the shore of the Potomac River.
It was designed by John Russell Pope and built by Philadelphia contractor John McShain
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