Lincoln Memorial - Washington, DC
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N 38° 53.359 W 077° 02.951
18S E 322273 N 4306489
The Lincoln Memorial in Washington DC.
Waymark Code: WMBBF0
Location: District of Columbia, United States
Date Posted: 04/30/2011
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member razalas
Views: 97

"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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