Thomas Jefferson Memorial Neoclassical Dome Elevated Tidal Basin Reflection Washington DC USA // WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Thomas Jefferson Memorial is seen from an elevated viewpoint overlooking the Tidal Basin, Wednesday, Jan. 21, 2026. Designed by architect John Russell Pope and completed in 1943, the memorial is a prominent example of Neoclassical architecture. Its circular colonnade and shallow dome are modeled on the Pantheon in Rome, a classical form that Jefferson, an accomplished architect himself, championed in his own designs for Monticello and the University of Virginia.

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