Lincoln Memorial 
| introduction | Bibliography | videos |
| pictures | links | interesting facts |
Introduction
The
Lincoln Memorial is a memorial that is honoring Abraham Lincoln
the 16th president of the United States. The Lincoln Memorial is
located
in Washington D.C. and was designed by Henry Bacon. It's stands at the
west end of the national mall. Lincoln Memorial stands 190 feet tall
and is 119 feet wide.It is surrounded by 38 columns which
represented the states that were in the union at the time of Lincoln's
death. Inside this giant monument is a 19 foot tall marble statue of
Lincoln sitting in a chair.
Pictures
Videos
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d2mas9Wwnz8
Links
http://www.nps.gov/nr/travel/wash/dc71.htm
http://www.aviewoncities.com/washington/lincolnmemorial.htm
http://showcase.netins.net/web/creative/lincoln/sites/memorial.htm
interesting facts
- two years after Lincoln was killed congress formed the Lincoln Monument Association and their task was to build a monument that honored Lincoln and then 2 million dollars were given to the Fund
- the construction of the Lincoln Memorial started in 1914
- Each column represents one state of the Union at the time of Lincoln's death
- the statue of Lincoln was meant to be only 10 feet but the the size was almost doubled to 19 feet
- this memorial is almost often used for gatherings such as the famous speech "I Have a Dream " given by Martin Luther King in 1963
- Memorial Day on May 30,19322 this Monument was dedicated to Abraham Lincoln 57 years after he died
- at the ceremony there was about 50,000 people which half of them were Civil War veterans
- each column surrounding the Lincoln Memorial is 44 feet tall
Bibliography
http://www.mapsofworld.com/travel-destinations/lincoln-memorial.html
http://www.aviewoncities.com/washington/lincolnmemorial.htm
http://showcase.netins.net/web/creative/lincoln/sites/memorial.htm
By: Savannah Stallcup. 8th grade student. St. Gabriel School. Louisville, Ky. /Last Updated March 29 2011
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