| agent |
Henry Bacon (American architect, 1866-1924) |
| culturalContext |
American |
| date |
1911-1912 (design); 1914-1922 (creation) |
| description |
Design was chosen by competition. The chosen design was influenced by the Greek Parthenon.
Built into the design are symbols of the Union like the 36 exterior Doric columns
representing the 36 states in the Union at the time of Lincoln's death.
Longstreth, Richard , ed.; Mall in Washington, 1791-1991, Hanover and London: University
Press of New England, 1991 (0894681389) [description source] |
| inscription |
Inscribed above the statue: IN THIS TEMPLE / AS IN THE HEARTS OF THE PEOPLE / FOR
WHOM HE SAVED THE UNION / THE MEMORY OF ABRAHAM LINCOLN / IS ENSHRINED FOREVER; [the
northern wall contains an inscription of Lincoln's second inaugural speech, the southern
wall contains an inscription of the Gettysburg address]
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| location |
Washington, District of Columbia, United States [site]
On the National Mall [location note] |
| material |
Exterior: Colorado Yule marble; tripods: Pink Tennessee marble; interior walls and
columns: Indiana limestone; ceiling: Alabama marble saturated with paraffin for translucency;
floor and wall base: Pink Tennessee marble
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| measurements |
30.18 m (height, building) |
| relation |
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| rights |
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| source |
Core 4 Sample Database (VCat) |
| stateEdition |
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| stylePeriod |
Twentieth century |
| subject |
rulers and leaders; Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865 ; commemoration; Union (United States);
temples; Doric order; columns; states (political divisions); Mall, The (Washington,
D.C.)
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| technique |
carving (processes); construction (assembling) |
| textref |
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| title |
Lincoln Memorial [cited, true, en] |
| worktype |
buildings; memorials; built works; monuments |
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| image courtesy Hartill Art Associates |
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