Lincoln Memorial
West Potomac Park
at 23rd St. NW
Washington, DC
Phone: (202) 426-6841
|
This grand memorial overlooks the Reflecting
Pool, Washington Monument
and U.S. Capitol
. It is located on 107 acres
in Potomac Park. The memorial was built 1914–17. The building
was designed by Henry Bacon
and styled after a Greek temple. It
has 36 Doric columns representing the states of the Union at the time of
Lincoln's death. Inside the building is a 19-foot marble statue of the 16th president
by Daniel Chester French
and two murals by Jules Guerinnside and inscriptions of his Second Inaugural Address and the
famous Gettysburg Address
. Open: Daily except
Christmas. Park ranger in attendance 8 a.m.-midnight. Admission: Free Metro:
Foggy Bottom-GWU. Related Links:
Lincoln Memorial Homepage
|
 |
