Lincoln Memorial

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monument national memorial neoclassical building temple-form building tourist attraction war memorial

The Lincoln Memorial is a monumental neoclassical temple in Washington, D.C., honoring the 16th U.S. president, Abraham Lincoln, and serving as a symbolic site for American civil rights and national unity.

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All labels observed (6)

Label	Occurrences
Lincoln Memorial canonical	56
Lincoln Memorial Circle	2
Lincoln Memorial (1959–2008)	1
Lincoln Memorial (interior elements)	1
Lincoln Memorial complex	1
Lincoln Memorial, Washington, D.C.	1

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	monument ⓘ national memorial ⓘ neoclassical building ⓘ temple-form building ⓘ tourist attraction ⓘ war memorial ⓘ
addedToNRHP	October 15, 1966 ⓘ
architect	Henry Bacon ⓘ
completionDate	1922 ⓘ
constructionStartDate	1914 ⓘ
coordinates	38.8893°N 77.0502°W ⓘ
country	United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States
dedicatedBy	Warren G. Harding ⓘ
dedicatedTo	Abraham Lincoln ⓘ
dedicationDate	May 30, 1922 ⓘ
governingBody	National Park Service ⓘ surface form: U.S. National Park Service
hasFeature	36 Doric columns ⓘ
hasStatue	Seated statue of Abraham Lincoln ⓘ
height	approximately 30 meters ⓘ
honors	Abraham Lincoln ⓘ
inscription	Gettysburg Address ⓘ Second Inaugural Address ⓘ
interiorDesigner	Jules Guérin ⓘ
length	approximately 36 meters ⓘ
locatedIn	National Mall ⓘ Washington, D.C. ⓘ National Mall ⓘ surface form: West Potomac Park
managedBy	National Park Service ⓘ
material	Alabama marble ⓘ Colorado Yule marble ⓘ Indiana limestone ⓘ Massachusetts granite ⓘ Tennessee marble ⓘ
near	Washington Monument ⓘ
notableEvent	March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom ⓘ surface form: 1963 March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom "I Have a Dream" speech ⓘ surface form: Martin Luther King Jr.'s "I Have a Dream" speech
NRHPReferenceNumber	66000035 ⓘ
overlooks	Reflecting Pool ⓘ
partOf	National Park Service ⓘ surface form: National Park System
sculptor	Daniel Chester French ⓘ
statueHeight	approximately 5.8 meters ⓘ
style	Neoclassical architecture ⓘ
symbolizes	American democracy ⓘ American unity ⓘ civil rights ⓘ
usedFor	civil rights demonstrations ⓘ public gatherings ⓘ
visitorCountCategory	one of the most visited monuments in the United States ⓘ
width	approximately 57 meters ⓘ

Referenced by (62)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Washington, D.C. → hasLandmark → Lincoln Memorial ⓘ

Washington Monument → locatedBetween → Lincoln Memorial ⓘ

Rosslyn → hasViewOf → Lincoln Memorial ⓘ

Memorial Bridge → connects → Lincoln Memorial ⓘ

Memorial Bridge → roadCarried → Lincoln Memorial ⓘ

this entity surface form: Lincoln Memorial Circle

"I Have a Dream" speech → place → Lincoln Memorial ⓘ

National Mall → westernTerminus → Lincoln Memorial ⓘ

National Mall → contains → Lincoln Memorial ⓘ

National Mall → hasViewOf → Lincoln Memorial ⓘ

Colorado Yule marble → notableUse → Lincoln Memorial ⓘ

The Arts of War → location → Lincoln Memorial ⓘ

this entity surface form: Lincoln Memorial Circle

March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom → location → Lincoln Memorial ⓘ

American civil religion → centralSymbol → Lincoln Memorial ⓘ

Henry Bacon → notableWork → Lincoln Memorial ⓘ

Henry Bacon → designed → Lincoln Memorial ⓘ

Tennessee marble → notableUseInBuilding → Lincoln Memorial ⓘ

this entity surface form: Lincoln Memorial (interior elements)

Reflecting Pool → mirrors → Lincoln Memorial ⓘ

Reflecting Pool → adjacentTo → Lincoln Memorial ⓘ

Second Inaugural Address → engravedAt → Lincoln Memorial ⓘ

Georgia marble → notableUseIn → Lincoln Memorial ⓘ

Foggy Bottom neighborhood → locatedNear → Lincoln Memorial ⓘ

subject surface form: Foggy Bottom

World War II Memorial → locatedBetween → Lincoln Memorial ⓘ

Korean War Veterans Memorial → hasView → Lincoln Memorial ⓘ

Korean War Veterans Memorial → near → Lincoln Memorial ⓘ

West Potomac Park → locatedNear → Lincoln Memorial ⓘ

U.S. National Memorial → hasExample → Lincoln Memorial ⓘ

Oakdale Cemetery, Wilmington, North Carolina → notableWork → Lincoln Memorial ⓘ

subject surface form: Henry Bacon

Marian Anderson → performedAt → Lincoln Memorial ⓘ

this entity surface form: Lincoln Memorial, Washington, D.C.

District of Columbia → contains → Lincoln Memorial ⓘ

Seated statue of Abraham Lincoln (Lincoln Memorial) → locatedIn → Lincoln Memorial ⓘ

Seated statue of Abraham Lincoln (Lincoln Memorial) → partOf → Lincoln Memorial ⓘ

this entity surface form: Lincoln Memorial complex

Arlington Estate → hasViewOf → Lincoln Memorial ⓘ

Arlington Heights → locatedOpposite → Lincoln Memorial ⓘ

Yule Creek Valley → materialFromValleyUsedIn → Lincoln Memorial ⓘ

Washington, D.C. (administrative base via the Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts) → hasLandmark → Lincoln Memorial ⓘ

subject surface form: Washington, D.C.

Washington Monument Grounds → hasViewOf → Lincoln Memorial ⓘ

Lincoln Memorial Circle → surrounds → Lincoln Memorial ⓘ

Lincoln Memorial Circle → providesAccessTo → Lincoln Memorial ⓘ

Yule Marble quarry → usedIn → Lincoln Memorial ⓘ

Eccles Building, Washington, D.C. → locatedNear → Lincoln Memorial ⓘ

Rainbow Pool → hasNearbyMonument → Lincoln Memorial ⓘ

Freedom Wall → locatedNear → Lincoln Memorial ⓘ

The Wall → nearbyLandmark → Lincoln Memorial ⓘ

Vietnam Women’s Memorial → nearby → Lincoln Memorial ⓘ

President's Park → hasViewOf → Lincoln Memorial ⓘ

Constitution Gardens (adjacent/associated area) → adjacentTo → Lincoln Memorial ⓘ

subject surface form: Constitution Gardens

Constitution Gardens (adjacent/associated area) → hasViewOf → Lincoln Memorial ⓘ

subject surface form: Constitution Gardens

Pool of Remembrance → locatedNear → Lincoln Memorial ⓘ

United Nations Wall → locatedNear → Lincoln Memorial ⓘ

Laura Florence Calvert → notableWork → Lincoln Memorial ⓘ

subject surface form: Henry Bacon