Lincoln Memorial - Washington, DC - Architecture Prizes on Waymarking.com

"The Lincoln Memorial is an American memorial built to honor the 16th President of the United States, Abraham Lincoln. It is located on the National Mall in Washington, D.C. The architect was Henry Bacon, the sculptor of the main statue (Abraham Lincoln, 1920) was Daniel Chester French, and the painter of the interior murals was Jules Guerin. It is one of several monuments built to honor an American president.

The building is in 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, The Gettysburg Address and his Second Inaugural Address." (visit link)

Architect: Henry Bacon Prize received: AIA Gold Medal In what year: 1923 Website about the Architect: [Web Link] Website about the building: [Web Link]

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