Lincoln Memorial - Revision history

Lisa: /* See Also */

2024-02-21T05:24:06Z

Lisa at 05:23, 21 February 2024

2024-02-21T05:23:36Z

@@ Line 11: / Line 11: @@
 Lying between the north and south chambers of the open-air Memorial is the central hall, which contains the large solitary figure of Abraham Lincoln sitting in contemplation. Its sculptor, Daniel Chester French, supervised the six Piccirilli brothers  in its construction, and it took four years to complete.
-The 175-short-ton (159 t) statue, carved from Georgia white marble, was shipped in 28 pieces. Originally intended to be only 10 feet (3.0 m) tall, the sculpture was enlarged to 19 feet (5.8 m) from head to foot considering it would look small within the extensive interior space. If Lincoln were depicted standing, he would be 28 feet (8.5 m) tall.
+The 175-short-ton (159 t) statue, carved from Georgia white marble, was shipped in 28 pieces. Originally intended to be only 10 feet (3.0 m) tall, the sculpture was enlarged to 19 feet (5.8 m) from head to foot considering it would look small within the extensive interior space. If Lincoln were depicted standing, he would be 28 feet (8.5 m) tall. The Memorial was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on October 15, 1966.<ref>[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lincoln_Memorial wiki]</ref>
-The Memorial was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on October 15, 1966.

Lisa: Created page with " Aerial view of the Lincoln Memorial in Washington, D.C.[https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Aerial_view_of_Lincoln_Memorial_-_east_side_EDIT.jpeg The Lincoln Memorial is a U.S. national memorial that honors the 16th president of the United States, Abraham Lincoln. An example of neoclassicism, it is in the form of a classical temple and is located at the western end of the Nation..."

2024-02-21T05:22:05Z

Created page with "thumb| Aerial view of the Lincoln Memorial in Washington, D.C.<ref>[https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Aerial_view_of_Lincoln_Memorial_-_east_side_EDIT.jpeg</ref> The Lincoln Memorial is a U.S. national memorial that honors the 16th president of the United States, Abraham Lincoln. An example of neoclassicism, it is in the form of a classical temple and is located at the western end of the Nation..."

New page

[[File:Aerial view of Lincoln Memorial - east side EDIT.jpeg|thumb| Aerial view of the Lincoln Memorial in Washington, D.C.<ref>[https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Aerial_view_of_Lincoln_Memorial_-_east_side_EDIT.jpeg</ref>]]

The [[Lincoln Memorial]] is a U.S. national memorial that honors the 16th president of the United States, [[Abraham Lincoln]]. An example of neoclassicism, it is in the form of a classical temple and is located at the western end of the National Mall in Washington, D.C. Henry Bacon is the memorial's architect and Daniel Chester French designed the large interior statue of a seated Abraham Lincoln (1920), which was carved in marble by the Piccirilli brothers. Jules Guerin painted the interior murals, and the epitaph above the statue was written by Royal Cortissoz. Dedicated on May 30, 1922, it is one of several memorials built to honor an American president. It has been a major tourist attraction since its opening, and over the years, has occasionally been used as a symbolic center focused on race relations and civil rights.

The first public memorial to United States President Abraham Lincoln in Washington, D.C., was a statue by Lot Flannery erected in front of the District of Columbia City Hall in 1868, three years after Lincoln's assassination. Demands for a fitting national memorial had been voiced since the time of Lincoln's death.

The Memorial's interior is divided into three chambers by two rows of four Ionic columns, each 50 feet (15 m) tall and 5.5 feet (1.7 m) across at their base. The central chamber, housing the statue of Lincoln, is 60 feet (18 m) wide, 74 feet (23 m) deep, and 60 feet (18 m) high. The north and south chambers display carved inscriptions of Lincoln's second inaugural address and his Gettysburg Address. Bordering these inscriptions are pilasters ornamented with fasces, eagles, and wreaths.

[[File:Lincoln Memorial.jpg|thumb| Lincoln Memorial <ref>https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Lincoln_Memorial.jpg]</ref>]]

Lying between the north and south chambers of the open-air Memorial is the central hall, which contains the large solitary figure of Abraham Lincoln sitting in contemplation. Its sculptor, Daniel Chester French, supervised the six Piccirilli brothers in its construction, and it took four years to complete.

The 175-short-ton (159 t) statue, carved from Georgia white marble, was shipped in 28 pieces. Originally intended to be only 10 feet (3.0 m) tall, the sculpture was enlarged to 19 feet (5.8 m) from head to foot considering it would look small within the extensive interior space. If Lincoln were depicted standing, he would be 28 feet (8.5 m) tall.

The Memorial was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on October 15, 1966.

← Older revision		Revision as of 01:24, 21 February 2024
Line 22:		Line 22:

	==See Also==		==See Also==

			[[Abraham Lincoln Timeline]]

	[[Thomas Jefferson Timeline Clearing]]		[[Thomas Jefferson Timeline Clearing]]