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.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

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· Built in 1943. · Takes up 2.5 acres. · Cost $3 million · Made up of white marble. · Statue of TJ is 19 feet tall.

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