This memorial serves as a tribute not only to a man, but to a worldwide leader who brought America through the Great Depression and World War 11 and changed to course of a nation and the world. D.C. Ground was broken in November 1993, and the memorial was dedicated on July 27,1995. It remain unfinished for nearly 25 years until President Ulysses S. Grant approved an act to authorize the Federal Government to complete the project in December 1884. The famous marble obelisk, honoring America's first President, is the tallest structure in the nation's Capitol and will remain so by law. Elevators will take you to the top of the 555-foot monument for a spectacular view of the city.
Lines are usually long but move quickly.
Tickets can be obtained from the information booth of from ticketron. The memorial to our third President was dedicated on the 200th anniversary of Jefferson's birth in 1943. Four years earlier, President Franklin Roosevelt laid the cornerstone. The Jefferson, memorial celebrates his architectural as well as governmental influence in America. A 19-foot bronze figure of Jefferson dominates the interior, and the walls are inscribed with his most famous writings.