About the Lincoln Memorial
Created in 1914 and finished in 1922, the Lincoln Memorial is a neoclassical styled temple in memory of the 16th president. It was built by Henry Bacon and Daniel Chester French. It is built of Marble from Colorado, Limestone from Indiana, and Granite from Massachusetts. The floor is made from Tennessee Marble, and the ceiling tiles from Alabama Marble.
The Memorials Reflecting Pool is the largest of many reflecting pools in Washington DC, it is 2030x167 feet. It sits between the Memorial and the Washington Monument. It was completed in 1923, and is a common meeting point towards the end of the National Mall.
Fun Facts:
- The Reflecting Pool is 18 inches deep, and contains 6.75 million gallons of water.
- If you think the Reflecting Pool now looks better than it used to, that's because in 2010 the entire pool was drained and renovated to increase water quality and make it more water tight.
- Lincoln Memorial weighs roughly 38,000 tons.
- The Lincoln Memorial has 36 columns. These symbolize the 36 states of the Union after the end of the Civil War.
- In the engraving of the Second Inaugural Address, the word FUTURE was written as EUTURE, and later patched to be corrected.