Lincoln Memorial, District of Columbia (DC), United States
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Place Name
Lincoln Memorial
Place Status (Type)
national monument
Location
Washington, D.C., District of Columbia (DC), United States, North America
Latitude
unknown
Longitude
unknown
Lincoln Memorial
, monument, 164 acres/66 ha, in
Potomac Park, Washington (WA), D.C. Authorized 1911; built 1914-1917. The
bldg., designed by Henry Bacon and styled after a Gr. temple, has 36
Doric columns representing the states of the Union at the time of
Lincoln's death. Inside the bldg. is a heroic statue of Lincoln by
Daniel Chester French and 2 murals by Jules Guerin.
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