The Lincoln Memorial (the Lincoln Memorial in Dutch), situated in the extension of the National Mall in Washington D.C., is a memorial to the American president Abraham Lincoln.
The foundation stone was laid on 12 February 1915 during the First World War. The monument was dedicated to the deceased President Abraham Lincoln on 30 May 1922. The type of stone used for the monument is the limestone from Indiana and the marble from Colorado. In the monument there is a large marble statue of the former president, made by Daniel Chester French.
The monument is made in a typical classical style. The monument has 36 massive pillars, each 10 meters high. The 36 pillars represent the 36 American states that were dead at the time of Lincoln's death.
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