Lincoln Memorial/Monuments

There are many monuments and Memorials in Washington, D.C. , 8 of which I chose the Lincoln Memorial/Monument. I chose this sight because personally I think it’s a very cool/beautiful place to go see. I think this because of the research you can do on it and find cool facts on it. I also think this because of the view at the top where Lincoln is sitting. If you go to the top where he is sitting you can see that it overlooks the reflecting pool and you also can see the Washington Monument. This monument commemorates Abraham Lincoln and how he was the 16th president. It also commemorates him because of how he took risks and steps to reaching his goal, ending slavery.

When Lincoln was on his road to stop slavery, the Civil War started. It

The Lincoln Memorial started construction in 1914. Henry Bacon, a New York architect built the design of the Lincoln Memorial. The design was based on a Greek temple with 36 Doric columns. Each column represents one state of the Union at the time of Lincoln 's death. When the Memorial was completed in May 1922, the Union had expanded with 12 more states, so the names of the 48 states were carved on the outside of the Memorial 's walls. Daniel Chester French, the leading American sculptor of the day, created the famous statue of Lincoln which dominates the interior. The Memorial plans originally specified a 12-foot bronze statue, but it proved out of scale for the huge building. The finished statue is 19 feet tall, carved of 28 blocks of white Georgia marble. French later had special lighting installed to enhance the

This ceremony, that 50,000 people attended including hundreds of Civil War veterans, is now known as Memorial day. We celebrate Memorial day on May 30. The building was dedicated 57 years after Lincoln died. The design features 36 Doric columns outside. This is symbolizing the states in the Union at the time of Lincoln 's death. The building measures 204 feet long, 134 feet wide, and 99 feet tall, with 44-foot columns. This site on 23rd Street NW is maintained by the National Park Service and is open 24 hours a day. Parking near the Memorial is extremely limited, even at night, when the monument is best viewed. The statue of Lincoln is 19 feet high and weighs 175 tons. The statue was carved in four years by the Piccirilli brothers under the supervision of the sculptor, Daniel Chester French. The original plan was for the statue to be only ten feet high, but this was changed so that the figure of Lincoln would not be dwarfed by the size of the chamber. The Memorial is visited by millions of visitors each year and is the site of many large public gatherings and protests. Martin Luther King, Jr. also delivered his famous "I Have a Dream" speech to a crowd by the Lincoln Memorial in 1963 during the March on Washington