Happy Birthday Abraham Lincoln by danapommet
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Abraham Lincoln (February 12, 1809 � April 15, 1865) served as the 16th President of the United States. He led his country through its greatest internal crisis, the American Civil War, preserving the Union and ending slavery. He was the first Republican president and the first American president to be assassinated. .
The Lincoln Memorial was built to honor Abraham Lincoln. It is located on the National Mall in Washington, DC and was dedicated on May 30, 1922. The architect was Henry Bacon and the sculptor of the main statue, the photo I have posted tonight, was Daniel Chester French, in 1920.
The Monument is in the form of a Greek Doric temple. It is on 107.43 acres (0.43 km²) site, that was swampland , when selected in 1902. The building is Indiana limestone and Yule marble from Marble, Colorado. The statue is made of Murphy marble from Tate, Georgia. Forty eight states, of the United States, are carved along the outside attic walls. If you have a $5 bill in your wallet, you can see those names. A plaque in front of the monument commemorates the admission of Alaska and Hawaii in 1959.
This statue stands 19 feet 9 inches (6 m) tall and 19 feet (6 m) wide, and was carved from 28 blocks of white Georgia marble, in the Bronx, New York. Today, over 3.6 million people visit the memorial annually. This photo was taken in the early 1970s and recently scanned. Some information from Wikipedia.
IN THIS TEMPLE
AS IN THE HEARTS OF THE PEOPLE
FOR WHOM HE SAVED THE UNION
THE MEMORY OF ABRAHAM LINCOLN
IS ENSHRINED FOREVER
Thanks for stopping by, taking a look and for all your previous comments and favs.
Dana
Comments (21)
Faemike55
Beautiful photo and wonderful information! Thank you for sharing it with us!
zulaan
Beautiful !
jendellas
Superb monument, must be amazing to see in the flesh (so to speak). Thankyou for showing this rememberence to someone we all have learn't about wherever we live!!!!
whaleman
Must have been nice to see it in person!
DAVER2112
Wow! Wonderful image.
lucindawind
very beautiful lighting and shot
flavia49
wonderful image!!
bmac62
I haven't yet really walked around D.C. Will have to play tourist one day and do that. Excellent photo and notes.
kbrog
Excellent capture! Saw it in person when I was a youngster but there was a lot of pigeons on it then.
mgtcs
WOW......This is a marvelous statue of a remarkable president, fantastic shot my friend, love it!
watapki66
Wonderful shot!
jocko500
this is wonderful
Erestorfan
what a fantastic shot...the light and shadows are just perfect.
sandra46
HI ABE! A GREAT PRESIDENT. THANKS FOR TAKING A SHOT OF IT
flora-crassella
wonderful picture!!!!
goodoleboy
Excellent scan of the sterling light/shadow effects in this stunning photo, Dana! And thankx for the accompanying narration, which contains extensive info I was unaware of.
CoreyBlack
Honest Abe always looked so dour and serious...maybe it's because he was so tall and had a lot to deal with. Great picture; it captures the monument and the man. OK, that sounds a little bit hackneyed but oh well. This is a great shot. I really like it a lot.
Kaartijer
Been there about 10 or 11 yrs ago... Excellent shot, Dana!
tennesseecowgirl
Perfect capture of amazing monument.... I can remember visiting there, such a impressive area to see.
Katraz
A classic picture.
Alex_Antonov
Very well done!