Jefferson Memorial
Dedicated to the third president of the United States, and author of the Declaration of Independence, Thomas Jefferson, this iconic memorial rests in the heart of the Tidal Basin and is surrounded ...
This monumental obelisk was built to honor George Washington, America’s first president, and stands today as the world’s tallest freestanding stone structure. Construction began in 1848, but a lack of funds, political squabbling, and the Civil War interrupted the work from 1854 to 1877. A clear change in the color of the stones can be seen about one-third of the way up the monument; the slightly darker stones at the bottom were placed before construction paused, while the lighter stones above it were brought in from a different quarry following the Civil War.
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