Franklin Delano Roosevelt Memorial
Franklin Delano Roosevelt Memorial, National Memorial in Southwest Washington D.C., United States.
The memorial contains four granite-walled outdoor rooms along the Tidal Basin, representing each term of Roosevelt's presidency through sculptures and waterfalls.
Congress established the Franklin Delano Roosevelt Memorial Commission in 1955, yet construction only began in the 1990s and opened in 1997.
Twenty-one quotations from Roosevelt's speeches are carved into red granite walls, documenting responses to the Great Depression and World War II.
Located between the Jefferson and Martin Luther King Jr. Memorials, visitors can access the memorial via Federal Triangle or Smithsonian Metro stations.
A bronze statue of Roosevelt in a wheelchair stands at the entrance, added in 1998 after disability advocates requested representation of his physical condition.
Location: Washington, D.C.
Inception: 1997
Architects: Lawrence Halprin
Creator: Lawrence Halprin
Address: West Basin Drive Southwest
Website: https://nps.gov/frde
GPS coordinates: 38.88389,-77.04444
Latest update: December 5, 2025 06:34
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