Lincoln Memorial

The Lincoln Memorial is a national monument located on the National Mall in Washington DC that honors the 16th President of the United States, Abraham Lincoln. The memorial was designed by Henry Bacon and opened to the public in 1922.

The Lincoln Memorial consists of a large marble structure with 36 columns, representing the states in the Union at the time of Lincoln's death, surrounding a large statue of Lincoln seated in a chair. The statue of Lincoln is 19 feet tall and weighs 175 tons, and it was sculpted by Daniel Chester French.

The memorial also features two large murals on either side of the statue, one depicting the angel of truth freeing slaves, and the other showing an angel joining the hands of the North and South, emphasizing the importance of the Emancipation Proclamation and reunification after the Civil War.  The Gettysburg Address and Lincoln's Second Inaugural Address are inscribed on the interior walls of the memorial.

The Lincoln Memorial is open to the public 24 hours a day and is a popular destination for visitors to Washington, D.C. The memorial is located near several other important landmarks, including the Vietnam Veterans Memorial, the Korean War Veterans Memorial, and the World War II Memorial.