Thomas Jefferson Memorial（杰斐逊纪念堂）

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The Thomas Jefferson Memorial is a presidential memorial in Washington, D.C. that is dedicated to Thomas Jefferson, an American Founding Father（美国国父） and the third president of the United States. The neoclassical building was designed by John Russell Pope.
Composed of circular marble steps, a portico（柱廊）and a shallow dome, the building is open to the elements. Pope made references to the Roman Pantheon（万神殿） and Jefferson's own design for the Rotunda（圆形大厅） at the University of Virginia. It is situated in West Potomac Park, on the shore of the Tidal Basin of the Potomac River. The Jefferson Memorial, and the White House located directly north, form one of the main anchor points（重要景点） in the area of the National Mall in D.C. In 2007, it was ranked fourth on the List of America's Favorite Architecture by the American Institute of Architects.The current site of the Memorial was originally created using landfill（泥沙） dredged from the Potomac River in the late 1800s.

纪念堂按杰斐逊喜爱的古罗马神殿式圆顶建筑风格设计，是一座高96英尺的白色大理石建筑。大厅中央耸立着高近6米的杰斐逊总统立身铜像。身后的石壁上，镌刻着杰斐逊生前的名言：“我已经在上帝圣坛前发过誓，永远反对笼罩着人类心灵的任何形式的暴政。” 每年四月，纪念馆旁的潮汐湖畔樱花盛开，配上湖中纪念馆的倒影，景色十分秀丽。
为了纪念杰斐逊而建造的这座洁白的、以科林斯石柱环绕的圆顶建筑本身也成了经典之作。整座纪念堂典雅纯洁，外周共有54根巨大的花岗岩石柱，给人一种沉静、安详的感觉。纪念堂的北面是大斜坡状的台阶，游人至此都需仰望，可见门廊处庄严的大理石浮雕组。圆形主厅直径82英尺（约25米），地面铺以粉色和灰色相间的田纳西大理石。四周环绕着16根13米多高的石柱。高达5.8米（19英尺）的黑色杰斐逊铜像矗立在大理石基座上，是整个圆形纪念堂的中心。