The Thomas Jefferson Memorial photographed across the Tidal Basin shortly after dawn.

The memorial, in Washington, DC, is dedicated to Thomas Jefferson, the third president of the United States. The neoclassical building is composed of circular marble steps, a portico, a circular colonnade of Ionic columns, and a dome. Completed in 1943, it was designed by John Russell Pope and built by Philadelphia contractor John McShain. The monument is situated in West Potomac Park, on the shore of the Tidal Basin of the Potomac River.