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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Label Occurrences
Lincoln Memorial canonical 56
Lincoln Memorial Circle 2
Lincoln Memorial (1959–2008) 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)

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Tidal Basin → hasNearbyLandmark → Lincoln Memorial ⓘ
National Historic Landmarks in Washington, D.C. → includes → Lincoln Memorial ⓘ
Lincoln cent → reverseDesign → Lincoln Memorial ⓘ
this entity surface form: Lincoln Memorial (1959–2008)
1939 Lincoln Memorial concert → location → Lincoln Memorial ⓘ
1939 Lincoln Memorial concert → tookPlaceOnStepsOf → Lincoln Memorial ⓘ
Stone of Hope → nearby → Lincoln Memorial ⓘ
Washington, D.C. (periodically, during Joe Biden’s presidency) → hosts → Lincoln Memorial ⓘ
subject surface form: Washington, D.C.
March On! The Day My Brother Martin Changed the World → depicts → Lincoln Memorial ⓘ
Daniel French Drive SW → runsNear → Lincoln Memorial ⓘ
Columbia Island → hasViewOf → Lincoln Memorial ⓘ
Arlington Memorial Bridge → connects → Lincoln Memorial ⓘ
Arlington Memorial Bridge → hasNearbyLandmark → Lincoln Memorial ⓘ