John Russell Pope was an American architect whose firm is widely known for designing major public buildings, including the National Archives and Records Administration building, the Jefferson Memorial and the West Building of the National Gallery of Art, all in Washington, D.C.
Pope in 1911
The Jefferson Memorial, built 1939–1943
Pope's overall plan for the building of the Yale University campus in 1919
The West Building of the National Gallery of Art
The Jefferson Memorial is a presidential memorial in Washington, D.C. It was built between 1939 and 1943 in honor of Thomas Jefferson, the principal author of the United States Declaration of Independence, a central intellectual force behind the American Revolution, a founder of the Democratic-Republican Party, and the nation's third president.
Jefferson Memorial from across the Tidal Basin at dusk, in 2011
Jefferson Memorial's exterior
Jefferson Memorial's interior
The Jefferson Memorial's construction in May 1941 as seen from across the center of the Tidal Basin