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grand memorial to Abraham Lincoln overlooks the Reflecting Pool,
Washington Monument and U.S. Capitol. It is located on 107 acres in
Potomac Park. The memorial was built 1914–17. The building was
designed by Henry Bacon and styled after a Greek temple. It has 36
Doric columns representing the states of the Union at the time of
Lincoln's death. Inside the building is a 19-foot marble statue of the
16th president by Daniel Chester French and two murals by Jules
Guerinnside and inscriptions of his Second Inaugural Address and the
famous Gettysburg Address. Open: Daily except
Christmas. Park ranger in attendance 8 a.m.-midnight. Admission: Free Metro:
Foggy Bottom-GWU. Related Links:
Lincoln Memorial Homepage |
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