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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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 →
dedicatedBy	Warren G. Harding →
dedicatedTo	Abraham Lincoln →
dedicationDate	May 30, 1922 →
governingBody	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. → West Potomac Park →
managedBy	National Park Service →
material	Alabama marble → Colorado Yule marble → Indiana limestone → Massachusetts granite → Tennessee marble →
near	Washington Monument →
notableEvent	1963 March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom → Martin Luther King Jr.'s "I Have a Dream" speech →
NRHPReferenceNumber	66000035 →
overlooks	Reflecting Pool →
partOf	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 (38)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Arlington Estate → National Mall → Rosslyn → Washington Monument Grounds →	hasViewOf
District of Columbia → National Mall →	contains
Washington, D.C. → Washington, D.C. →	hasLandmark
Washington Monument → World War II Memorial →	locatedBetween
Foggy Bottom → West Potomac Park →	locatedNear
March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom → The Arts of War ("Lincoln Memorial Circle") →	location
Henry Bacon → Henry Bacon →	notableWork
Reflecting Pool →	adjacentTo
American civil religion →	centralSymbol
Memorial Bridge →	connects
Henry Bacon →	designed
Second Inaugural Address →	engravedAt
U.S. National Memorial →	hasExample
Korean War Veterans Memorial →	hasView
Seated statue of Abraham Lincoln (Lincoln Memorial) →	locatedIn
Arlington Heights →	locatedOpposite
Yule Creek Valley →	materialFromValleyUsedIn
Reflecting Pool →	mirrors
Korean War Veterans Memorial →	near
Colorado Yule marble →	notableUse
Georgia marble →	notableUseIn
Tennessee marble ("Lincoln Memorial (interior elements)") →	notableUseInBuilding
Seated statue of Abraham Lincoln (Lincoln Memorial) ("Lincoln Memorial complex") →	partOf
Marian Anderson ("Lincoln Memorial, Washington, D.C.") →	performedAt
"I Have a Dream" speech →	place
Lincoln Memorial Circle →	providesAccessTo
Memorial Bridge ("Lincoln Memorial Circle") →	roadCarried
Lincoln Memorial Circle →	surrounds
National Mall →	westernTerminus