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Visiting the Lincoln Memorial in Washington, DC
Abraham Lincoln, the country's 16th president, is honored by a national memorial in the United States called the Lincoln Memorial. It is a neoclassical temple situated opposite the Washington Monument on the western end of the National Mall in Washington, D.C. The memorial was conceptualized by Henry Bacon.
The enormous Lincoln Memorial, which dominates the Reflecting Pool at the western end of the National Mall, serves as its focal point. The best way to access the memorial is from the east, next to the Washington Monument and the National World War II Memorial. This will lead you to the Reflecting Pool's edge, a sparkling area that best highlights the imposing monuments honoring nation's most distinguished presidents.
Visiting the Lincoln Memorial in Washington, DC
Abraham Lincoln, the country's 16th president, is honored by a national memorial in the United States called the Lincoln Memorial. It is a neoclassical temple situated opposite the Washington Monument on the western end of the National Mall in Washington, D.C. The memorial was conceptualized by Henry Bacon.
The enormous Lincoln Memorial, which dominates the Reflecting Pool at the western end of the National Mall, serves as its focal point. The best way to access the memorial is from the east, next to the Washington Monument and the National World War II Memorial. This will lead you to the Reflecting Pool's edge, a sparkling area that best highlights the imposing monuments honoring nation's most distinguished presidents.
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00:04Today we will take you around the Lincoln Memorial in Washington, D.C.
00:11Abraham Lincoln, the country's 16th president, is honored by a national memorial in the United States called the Lincoln Memorial.
00:21It is a neoclassical temple situated opposite the Washington Monument on the western end of the National Mall in Washington, D.C.
00:31The memorial was conceptualized by Henry Bacon.
00:37The enormous Lincoln Memorial, which dominates the reflecting pool at the western end of the National Mall, serves as its focal point.
00:47The best way to access the memorial is from the east, next to the Washington Monument and the National World War II Memorial.
00:56This will lead you to the reflecting pool's edge, a sparkling area that best highlights the imposing monuments honoring our nation's most distinguished presidents.
01:08Take a trip over to the memorial and watch it expand.
01:12While you stand in front, have a look at the beautiful marble columns surrounded by greenery, part of a design that was influenced by ancient Greek temples.
01:23The 36 columns each correspond to a state in the Union at the time of President Lincoln's passing.
01:32The memorial is over 100 feet tall, 190 feet long, and 119 feet wide.
01:41As you ascend the stairway to the interior, look up.
01:46An inscription on the wall reads,
01:49In this temple, as in the hearts of the people for whom he rescued the Union, the memory of Abraham Lincoln is preserved forever.
01:59The statement is surrounded by a 19-foot-tall, 175-ton monument of President Abraham Lincoln that overlooks the Mall of the Nation that he fought so valiantly to save and unify.
02:15Daniel Chester French, who sculpted the statue, made an effort to show Lincoln is majestic and dignified during the Civil War.
02:25Although the memorial had been approved for many years, construction did not start until 1914, and it was not made public until 1922.
02:46To the left of the statue is where you'll find the Gettysburg Address, one of the most well-known addresses in American history.
02:57To inspire Americans, every syllable of the address is written on the wall exactly as it was in 1863.
03:05You may find the entirety of Lincoln's Second Inaugural Address, which was given in March 1865, just a few months before his passing.
03:17The Lincoln Memorial is accessible round the clock, every day of the year.
03:23From 9.30 a.m. to 10 p.m. every day, rangers are on duty.
03:27The most convenient means to get to the memorial are by Metrorail or Metrobus.
03:34Every visitor to the nation's capital should view the magnificent memorial created to honor the 16th President of the United States.
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