The
Jefferson Memorial is a
presidential memorial in
Washington, D.C. designed by the architect
John Russell Pope and built by the
Philadelphia contractor
John McShain from 1939 to 1943. It is dedicated to
Thomas Jefferson (1743–1826), one of the most important of the
American Founding Fathers and the nation's third president. It is managed by the
National Park Service.Photograph:
Joe Ravi