Lincoln Memorial

National Mall
Washington D.C. (District of Columbia)
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The Lincoln Memorial
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The Lincoln Memorial replicates the form of a Greek Doric temple and contains a large seated sculpture of Abraham Lincoln and inscriptions of two well-known speeches by Lincoln.
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Landmark Trivia

  • It has 36 Doric columns, one for each state at the time of Lincoln's death.
  • It is open to the public 24 hours a day.
  • Like the other monuments on the National Mall, the Lincoln Memorial is administered by the National Park Service under its National Mall and Memorial Parks group.
  • The memorial has been the site of many famous speeches, including Martin Luther King's "I Have a Dream" speech, delivered on August 28, 1963, during the rally at the end of the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom.
  • The monument was dedicated by President Warren G. Harding on May 30, 1922, a ceremony attended by Lincoln's only surviving child, Robert Todd Lincoln.

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babygirl
Comment posted on March 18, 2009 13:39:58.
why don't you add more infomation and when was it build

babygirl
Comment posted on March 18, 2009 13:34:55.
why don't you add more infomation