.The Pantheon design was originally rejected because it would compete against the similar Lincoln memorial but Roosevelt liked it more
.Architects Daniel P. Higgins and Otto R. took over construction of the Jefferson Memorial after Pope died
.The total cost of the monument was little over 3 million dollars
.Very few changes have been made since 1943 but one major one which was replacing the plaster statue with the real bronze one
.The Jefferson Memorial was made of Marble
.The Jefferson Memorial was ranked 4th most popular architecture in America
.Many trees were cut down in order for the construction to proceed
.The Jefferson Memorial is not as popular as most other Washington D.C landmarks
2 Lincoln Memorial Cir NW, Washington, DC 20037
There are dozens, if not hundreds of memorials in Washington, DC. * Jefferson Memorial * Lincoln Memorial * Vietnam Memorial * World War 2 Memorial
The distance from Arlington National Cemetery to Lincoln Memorial is approximately 3 minutes. Getting there requires driving over the Arlington Memorial Bridge.
It took four years to complete and was begun as early as 1867 (2 years after Lincoln's death)
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One of the speeches was the Gettysburg address, written by Lincoln. The other was the second inaugural address.
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He spent 2 months in a submarine.
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The Lincoln Memorial design was introduced in 1959, to honor the 150th anniversary of Lincoln's birth. The Memorial design was used until 2008. In 2009, four special designs were issued for the Lincoln bicentennial. Starting in 2010, all cents carry a Union shield on the reverse side.
There is a WWII memorial in Washington D.C. between the Washington Monument and the Lincoln Memorial, it's not a wall, but it's still pretty neat. There IS a Vietnam wall, it's in Arlington I believe
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