The Lincoln Memorial

Olá! Welcome back to my blog! In this post, i want to tell you about one of amazing building, Lincoln Memorial. Well, it’s a monum

ent actually. Maybe you don’t know what is Lincoln Memorial, but you may know something famous of this monument, it’s Abraham Lincoln Statue. Still don’t know? C’mon, you must’ve seen it in “Night At The Museum 2”. Never watched it before? Well, you should! It’s a great movie by the way. But Nevermind, let’s talk about Lincoln Memorial.

The Building

On Memorial Day, May 30, 1922, the building was dedicated, 57 years after Lincoln died. About 50,000 people attended the ceremonies, including hundreds of Civil War veterans and Robert Todd Lincoln, the president's only surviving son. The main speakers were President Warren Harding, former President William Howard Taft, and Dr. Robert Moton, principal of the Tuskegee Institute, who delivered the keynote address.

The Lincoln Memorial Building

The architect was Henry Bacon , the sculptor of the primary was Daniel Chester French, and the painter of the interior murals was Jules Guerin. The classic design features 36 Doric columns outside, symbolizing the states in the Union at Lincoln's death. The building measures 204 feet long, 134 feet wide, and 99 feet tall, with 44-foot columns. It blends stone from various states: white Colorado marble for the exterior, Indiana limestone for the interior walls, pink Tennessee marble for the floor, and Alabama marble for the ceiling.

The Statue

Lincoln Statue

Daniel Chester French, the leading American sculptor of the day, created the famous statue of Lincoln which dominates the interior. The memorial plans originally specified a 12-foot bronze statue, but it proved out of scale for the huge building. The finished statue is 19 feet tall, carved of 28 blocks of white Georgia marble. French later had special lighting installed to enhance the figure. Visitors sometimes ask if the hands have special significance (such as forming the letter "A" in sign language), but there is no indication French intended it.

Directly behind the Lincoln statue you can read the words of Royal Cortissoz carved into the wall:

"IN THIS TEMPLE AS IN THE HEARTS OF THE PEOPLE FOR WHOM HE SAVED THE UNION THE MEMORY OF ABRAHAM LINCOLN IS ENSHRINED FOREVER."

I really like the statue because it’s huge, white, and i like the way Lincoln sit. What do you think? That’s all i want to share about Lincoln Memorial and Lincoln Statue. Thanks for reading, hope you enjoy it. Adiós.

Oh yeah, i really suggest you to watch Night At The Museum 2. Ciao.