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United States presidential memorials are created to honor and perpetuate the legacy of United States presidents.
Living and physical elements
A presidential memorial may have a physical element which consists of a physical monument or a statue within a monument. Its entire presence consists of a physical structure that is a permanent remembrance of the president it represents. Most of the presidential memorials we know best, such as the Washington, Lincoln, and Jefferson memorials, have a physical element. A memorial is an object served as a memory of something, usually a person (who has died) or an event. ...
The Taj Mahal in Agra (Uttar Pradesh, India) Monuments are usually created for the dual function of commemorating an important event or person while also creating an artistic object that will improve the appearance of a city or location. ...
The Washington Monument The Washington Monument usually refers to the large white-colored obelisk in the center of the National Mall in Washington, D.C., built as a memorial to George Washington, the first President of the United States and the leader of the revolutionary Continental Army, which won independence...
The Lincoln Memorial, built 1915 - 1922 Aerial view of the Lincoln Memorial. ...
The front steps of the Jefferson Memorial The Jefferson Memorial from across the tidal basin Rudolph Evans statue with the Declaration of Independence preamble to the right The Jefferson Memorial is a monument in Washington, DC to Thomas Jefferson. ...
There are also official presidential memorials that have a living element with no physical presence. An example of a presidential living memorial is the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars. Located in Washington, DC, the Wilson Center has no physical public presence, but operates from leased space to unite the world of ideas to the world of policy by supporting scholarship linked to issues of contemporary importance. In this way the living memorial perpetuates President Wilson’s legacy of scholarship linked closely to international relations.[1] This can also be accomplished through the establishment of a policy institute, like the Eisenhower Institute whose mandate is to advance Eisenhower's intellectual and leadership legacies through research, public education, and public policy recommendations. The Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars (or Wilson Center) was established as part of the Smithsonian Institution by act of Congress in 1968. ...
Aerial photo (looking NW) of the Washington Monument and the White House in Washington, DC. Washington, D.C., officially the District of Columbia (also known as D.C.; Washington; the Nations Capital; the District; and, historically, the Federal City) is the capital city and administrative district of the United...
The Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars (or Wilson Center) was established as part of the Smithsonian Institution by act of Congress in 1968. ...
Thomas Woodrow Wilson (December 28, 1856 – February 3, 1924) was the 28th President of the United States (1913–1921). ...
The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts is an example of an official presidential memorial that has both a physical element, a striking building in Washington, DC, and a living element, an ongoing series of live theatrical performances, presented in the name of a fallen president. The Kennedy Center as seen from the Potomac River. ...
Existing presidential memorials The Washington Monument The Washington Monument usually refers to the large white-colored obelisk in the center of the National Mall in Washington, D.C., built as a memorial to George Washington, the first President of the United States and the leader of the revolutionary Continental Army, which won independence...
The Lincoln Memorial, built 1915 - 1922 Aerial view of the Lincoln Memorial. ...
Abraham Lincoln Birthplace National Historic Site preserves two farm sites where Abraham Lincoln lived as a child. ...
The Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum was built in Springfield, Illinois in the historic downtown section, near many other Lincoln sites. ...
Lincoln Boyhood National Memorial preserves the southern Indiana farm where Abraham Lincoln lived from 1816 to 1830. ...
Lincoln Home National Historic Site Lincoln Home National Historic Site preserves President Abraham Lincolns Springfield, Illinois home and four-block historic district surrounding the home. ...
Fords Theatre in the 19th century Fords Theatre in Washington, D.C. was the site of the assassination of U.S. President Abraham Lincoln on April 14, 1865. ...
The faces of (left to right) George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, Theodore Roosevelt, and Abraham Lincoln Mount Rushmore National Memorial, located in Keystone, South Dakota, memorializes the birth, growth, preservation and development of the United States of America. ...
The front steps of the Jefferson Memorial The Jefferson Memorial from across the tidal basin Rudolph Evans statue with the Declaration of Independence preamble to the right The Jefferson Memorial is a monument in Washington, DC to Thomas Jefferson. ...
Arlington House Arlington House, The Robert E. Lee Memorial is located in Virginia, United States and is surrounded by Arlington National Cemetery. ...
The Ulysses S. Grant Memorial is a monument in Washington, D.C., honoring American Civil War General and United States President Ulysses S. Grant. ...
Grants Tomb, circa 1909 Grants tomb 2004 Grants Tomb is a mausoleum containing the bodies of Ulysses S. Grant (1822-1885), an American Civil War General and the 18th President of the United States, and his wife, Julia Dent Grant (1826-1902). ...
FDR with his dog Fala, by sculptor Neil Estern Located along the famous Cherry Tree Walk on the Tidal Basin near the National Mall, the Franklin Delano Roosevelt Memorial is a memorial not only to President of the United States Franklin Delano Roosevelt, but also to the era he represents. ...
Theodore Roosevelt Island is a national park located in the Potomac River in Washington, D.C. named after the 26th president of the United States. ...
The Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars (or Wilson Center) was established as part of the Smithsonian Institution by act of Congress in 1968. ...
The Kennedy Center as seen from the Potomac River. ...
The eternal flame The John F. Kennedy eternal flame is a monument at the gravesite of U.S. President John F. Kennedy, in Arlington National Cemetery. ...
Planned presidential memorials Franklin Delano Roosevelt (January 30, 1882–April 12, 1945), 32nd President of the United States, the longest-serving holder of the office and the only man to be elected President more than twice, was one of the central figures of 20th century history. ...
Washington, D.C. is the capital city of the United States of America. ...
Roosevelt Island, pop. ...
The construction of the Empire State Building, 1930. ...
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