Abraham lincoln 1920 is a colossal seated figure of united states president abraham lincoln 1809 1865 sculpted by daniel chester french 1850 1931 and carved by the piccirilli brothers it is in the lincoln memorial constructed 1914 1922 on the national mall washington d c united states and was unveiled in 1922 the work follows in the beaux arts and american renaissance style.
Lincoln memorial marble origin.
The memorial abraham lincoln was assassinated on april 14 1865 just as the civil war was ending.
The final cost however was 3 million.
The colorado yule marble quarried in marble colo is a very pure white marble and it has been widely acclaimed for its quality and purity.
Each column stands 44 feet 13 4 metres high.
It s been used in the lincoln memorial the tomb of the unknown solider and.
Ancient greek architecture influences the lincoln memorial that was completed in 1917 in honor of president abraham lincoln.
Because the memorial was to be built on drained and filled land extra care had to be taken with the foundation for such a massive structure.
This marble has been used for many prominent buildings.
Learn about the main features of the lincoln memorial including the statue of lincoln murals and inscriptions.
By march of 1867 congress incorporated the lincoln monument association to build a memorial to the slain 16th president.
Ground was broken for the foundation of the lincoln memorial on february 12 1914.
Materials including granite from massachusetts limestone from indiana and marble from colorado tennessee and alabama this memorial remains one of the most.
One of the most notable is the lincoln memorial in washington d c built nearly 80 years ago.
When the lincoln memorial was dedicated on may 30 1922 the world bore witness to how 2 000 000 in federal funds eight years of american elbow grease and 38 000 tons of marble granite and.
The lincoln memorial is a us national memorial built to honor the 16th president of the united states abraham lincoln it is located on the western end of the national mall in washington d c across from the washington monument taking the form of a neoclassical temple the memorial s architect was henry bacon the designer of the memorial interior s large central statue abraham lincoln.
The work was divided into two parts a sub and an upper foundation.
The bill created the lincoln memorial commission to oversee the project and set aside 2 million in funds.
The names of the 48 contiguous states are listed above the colonnade and the dates of their admission to the union are engraved in roman numerals.
The lincoln memorial includes 36 columns of colorado marble one for each state in the union at the time of lincoln s death in 1865.
Stina sieg cpr news yule marble which only comes from this little corner of colorado is the official state rock.
