Thomas Jefferson Memorial
The Thomas Jefferson Memorial is a national memorial in Washington, D.C., built in honor of Thomas Jefferson, the principal author of the United States Declaration of Independence and the nation's third president.
- Tourist attraction
- …lies at an elevation of 7 feet (2 metres)
- …is open 24/7
- …is wheelchair accessible
- …dates from 1943
- Description: memorial in Washington, D.C., United States
- Address: 16 West Basin Drive Southwest, Washington, DC 20242
- Also known as“Jefferson Memorial”“JEFM”“Monument a la memoire de Jefferson”“THJE”“Thomas Jefferson Denkmal”
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Places in the Area
Nearby places include Southwest and Waterfront.
Thomas Jefferson Memorial
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Latitude
38.88142° or 38° 52′ 53″ north
Longitude
-77.03655° or 77° 2′ 12″ west
Open location code
87C4VXJ7+H9
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
historic = monument
OpenStreetMap feature
tourism = attraction
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Western Panjabi—“Thomas Jefferson Memorial” goes by many names.
نصب جيفرسون التذكاريArabic
Ջեֆերսոնի հուշահամալիրArmenian
Джефферсон МемориалыBashkir
Jefferson MemorialBasque
Мемарыял ДжэферсанаBelarusian
Мемарыял Томаса ДжэферсанаBelarusian
जेफर्सन मेमोरियलBhojpuri
傑佛遜紀念堂Chinese
傑弗遜紀念堂Chinese
傑斐遜紀念堂Chinese
杰斐逊纪念堂Chinese
Jeffersonův památníkCzech
Památník Thomase JeffersonaCzech
Jefferson MemorialDutch
Thomas Jefferson MemorialDutch
Jefferson MemorialEsperanto
Monumento de JeffersonEsperanto
Jeffersoni memoriaalEstonian
Jeffersonin muistomerkkiFinnish
Thomas Jeffersonin muistomerkkiFinnish
Jefferson MemorialGalician
ჯეფერსონის მემორიალიGeorgian
אנדרטת ג’פרסוןHebrew
जेफर्सन स्मारकHindi
Thomas Jefferson-emlékműHungarian
Thomas Jefferson-minnisvarðinnIcelandic
Jefferson MemorialIndonesian
Jefferson MemorialItalian
Monumento a JeffersonItalian
ジェファーソン記念館Japanese
トーマス・ジェファーソン記念館Japanese
제퍼슨 기념관Korean
토마스 제퍼슨 기념관Korean
토머스 제퍼슨 기념관Korean
Džefersona memoriālsLatvian
Džefersono memorialasLithuanian
Џеферсонов паметникMacedonian
JeffersonmonumentetNorwegian
Jefferson MemorialNorwegian Bokmål
JeffersonmonumentetNorwegian Bokmål
یادبود جفرسونPersian
Jefferson MemorialPolish
Мемориал ДжефферсонаRussian
Мемориал ДжефферсонуRussian
JeffersonmonumentetSwedish
Thomas Jefferson AnıtıTurkish
Меморіал ДжефферсонаUkrainian
جیفرسن میموریلUrdu
Džeffersonan memorialVeps
Đài tưởng niệm JeffersonVietnamese
Nhà tưởng niệm JeffersonVietnamese
Jefferson MemorialWaray (Philippines)
Cofeb JeffersonWelsh
جیفرسن میموریلWestern Panjabi
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