Jefferson Memorial
38°52′53″N 77°2′12″W / 38.88139°N 77.03667°W / 38.88139; -77.03667Koordinat: 38°52′53″N 77°2′12″W / 38.88139°N 77.03667°W / 38.88139; -77.03667Luas 18,36 are (74.300 m²) Dibangun: 1938 Arsitek: John Russell Pope; Eggers & Higgins Gaya arsitektur: Kebangkitan Klasik Pengunjung: 2.312.726 (2005) Pihak pengelola: National Park Service NRHP Reference#: 66000029 Significant dates Dimasukkan ke NRHP: 15 Oktober 1966[1] Ditetapkan NMEM: 13 April 1943[2] 
Thomas Jefferson Memorial adalah sebuah memorial di Washington, D.C. yang ditujukan kepada Thomas Jefferson, seorang Bapak Pendiri Amerika Serikat dan Presiden Amerika Serikat ke-3. Bangunan neoklasik ini dirancang oleh John Russell Pope. Memorial ini dibangun oleh kontraktor asal Philadelphia, John McShain. pembangunannya dimulai tahun 1939 dan rampung tahun 1943, dan patung perunggu Jefferson dipasang pada tahun 1947.[3]
Jefferson Memorial dikelola divisi National Mall and Memorial Parks milik National Park Service. Pada tahun 2007, memorial ini menempati peringkat keempat pada Daftar Arsitektur Favorit Amerika Serikat oleh American Institute of Architects.[4]
Lihat pula
- Thomas Jefferson
- Lincoln Memorial
- Monticello
- Pantheon
- Departemen Dalam Negeri Amerika Serikat
- United States National Park Service
- Washington Monument
Catatan kaki
- ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. 2007-01-23.
- ^ Shalett, Sidney. President Roosevelt Dedicates a National Memorial to Thomas Jefferson. New York Times. 14 April 1943,1. Retrieved on 7 October 2008
- ^ Documentation of the Jefferson Memorial. Office of the Historic American Buildings Survey/Historic American Engineering Record (HABS/HAER), of the National Park Service. September 1994. Library of Congress. Retrieved 13 October 2008
- ^ America's Favorite Architecture. Diarsipkan 2012-07-22 di Wayback Machine. American Institute of Architecture.. Retrieved 14 October 2008
Bahan bacaan
- Bedford, Steven McLeod, John Russell Pope: Architect of Empire, Rizzoli International Publications, Inc., New York, NY 1998
- Goode, James M. The Outdoor Sculpture of Washington D.C., Smithsonian Institution Press, Washington D.C. 1974
- The National Parks: Index 2001–2003. Washington: U.S. Department of the Interior.
Pranala luar
Wikimedia Commons memiliki media mengenai Jefferson Memorial.
- Trust for the National Mall: Thomas Jefferson Memorial Diarsipkan 2011-06-11 di Wayback Machine.
- Official NPS website: Thomas Jefferson Memorial
- "Nothing is more certainly written in the book of fate..." in its original context
- Three dimensional rendering of Jefferson Memorial Diarsipkan 2012-01-20 di Wayback Machine. (without plugin; in English, Spanish, German)
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