Abraham Lincoln Memorial

In a city full of important monuments, the Lincoln Memorial is truly special. One can not visit the US capital and not admire the imposing statue of the sixteenth President of the United States. If that is not enough, even the stairs of this building have made ​​history after Martin Luther King Jr. deliver his famous speech " I have a dream" .
Lincoln Memorial was built between 1915 - 1922 in honor of Abraham Lincoln, the 16th President of the United States . The monument project was drawn up by the architect Henry Bacon.
The 36 columns in Doric style which are surrounding the statue of Lincoln symbolize the 36 states of the United States of America , as it was in the time of Lincoln's presidency .
Later, on the wall of the monument appeared the other 12 states which have subsequently entered into the union membership . The walls have inscriptions with speeches of the US President.
Thus, on the north wall is Lincoln's speech since his selection as president in 1865 , and on the south wall can be read his speech at Gettysburg .
The imposing statue made of white marble, opera of sculptor Daniel Chester French, presents President Lincoln sitting and has a height of 5.80 meters . The construction began in 1914.
The project, chosen by the New Yorker architect Henry Bacon, was based on an ancient Greek temple with 36 columns . When the monument was completed in May 1922, the Union had expanded with another 12 new states, so on the outside walls of the monument were carved the names of the 48states. After the admission of Alaska and Hawaii states in the Union , a new plaque has been added with the names of the new states.
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