Jefferson Memorial

Culture in Washington, Washington, United States

• Best months: January–December
• Elevation gain: 0 m

Things to do

• cherry blossom viewing (season: spring peak bloom)

Best time to visit

• spring cherry blossom season (window: spring peak bloom)

Features

• bronze jefferson statue (installed: 1947)
• inscribed jefferson quotes (theme: Jeffersonian democracy)
• national register listed (AIA rank: 4th favorite architecture)
• neoclassical domed rotunda (inspiration: Roman Pantheon, UVA rotunda)
• tidal basin waterfront setting (park: West Potomac Park)

Nearby

• lincoln memorial (context: National Mall four-point axis)
• white house to north (relationship: direct south axis alignment)

Good to know

• contact: 202-426-6841 (address: 1100 Ohio Drive SW, Washington DC 20242)
• nps managed site (division: National Mall and Memorial Parks)

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