Say Hello to President Jefferson by bmac62
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The Jefferson Memorial. Washington D.C.
Ready to climb some more stairs with me? Mr. Jefferson's 19 foot tall bronze statue is inside.
Thomas Jefferson was the third President of the United States (1801-1809). He is famous for many reasons but the thing that sticks most in my mind is the Louisiana Purchase. In 1803, Napoléon Bonaparte needed money to keep his army and navy on the move in Europe. He offered to sell the French held Louisiana Territory to the United States for $15,000,000. Jefferson jumped at the offer. This almost doubled the size of the country by adding 827,000 square miles of territory to the USA...quite a bargain!
Comments (14)
Richardphotos
outstanding capture and memorial. Have you been to Lincoln's in Kentucky? my great great grandfather was friends with Lincoln. when Lincoln was young he was kicked in the head by a mule while grinding grain at my great great grandfather's mule drawn mill in Indiana. it was said that Pres. Lincoln was amused by the story that he had died from the kick
Faemike55
I have no problem saying hello to Jefferson - where I have the problem is if he says hello to me!
RodS
Beautiful shot of the Jefferson Memorial, Bill! I remember going there when I was really young. i'd love to go back to D.C. again sometime.
wysiwig
A great shot. I remember him. I visited when I was in D.C. many years ago. The Louisiana Purchase was a smart move but his greatest accomplishment in my opinion was his invention of a machine for making macaroni. He had it mixed with cheese thereby introducing (and possibly inventing) mac and cheese to America.
sossy
impressive building and excellent capture! thanks for the mind refreshing info 😃
durleybeachbum
I didn't know that before.
Those steps would be an inhaler job for me nowadays!
aksirp
I was climbing this stairs and it was very hot there... wonderful capture and remembers to me! great informations in addition!!
T.Rex
Thanks for posting this. Now I have a better grasp of the building's layout. Big portico and larger rotunda. Interesting comments on his contributions to the US.The Louisiana purchase led to the expedition by Louis and Clark, across the continent, helping to open the west. Jefferson also reminds me of the war against the Barbary pirates (1801 - 1805) and the establishment of the US navy.. My, it's almost 60 years ago I read about this in school! Keep up the good work! :-)
X-PaX
Very nice capture Bill. I am looking forward to see a photo of the bronze statue.
jendellas
Great photo & thanks for the info. I learn things everyday.
jayfar
This is a very professional and excellent series of shots Bill.
auntietk
Nice angle! I like how imposing this looks from ground level.
junge1
His memorial is not nearly as grand as Lincoln's but adding over 800,000 square miles to our territory is nothing to sniff at! I wonder if any Native Americans were consulted?
anahata.c
what struck me about this when you posted it was how you captured the monument as a vast sea, and the people as little beings in a few spots in the midst of this sea. Your pov and flattened perspective of the stairs, and the sweep of them topped by that huge set of columns, make the the people seem dwarfed. And, once again, their colors make wonderful contrast to all that marble. This is monumental: You've captured the sweeping feel of the stone in your pov, composition, lines, etc. And with a smattering of people, it really feels huge. A terrific photo.