Useful information
- Website: : http://www.nps.gov/linc
Description
Designed as a Greek temple, the Lincoln Memorial has 36 Doric columns, representing the number of Union states in 1865, at the time of the 16th US president's death. Sculpted out of white marble by Daniel Chester French, the statue (5.7m tall) of the president presides at the top of a flight of steps. The Gettysburg Address, delivered by Lincoln as the Civil War was raging, is inscribed into the left-hand wall (1863). There is a grandiose view over the Reflecting Pool from the top of the steps.
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Things to see and donearby
- The Green Guide238 m - French Drive & Independence Avenue South West, Washington 20242
- The Green Guide249 m - Bacon Drive & Constitution Avenue North West, Washington 20001
- The Green Guide582 m - 1964 Independence Avenue South West, Washington DC
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Where to sleepnearby
- From US$109State Plaza Hotel788 m - 2117 E Street NW, Washington, D.C. DC 20037
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Where to eatnearby
- La Bise$$$MICHELIN 20231.58 km - 800 Connecticut Ave. NW, Washington 20006
- Marcel's$$$$MICHELIN 20231.6 km - 2401 Pennsylvania Ave. NW, Washington 20037
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