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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
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