TOURIST SOPT :

LINCOLN MEMORIAL REFLECTING POOL

NATIONAL MALL, DIRECTLY WEST OF THE MALL IN POTOMAC PARK,

WASHINGTON DC, DC 20242 (NATIONAL MALL) 202-426-6842.

INTRODUCTION

Is One of the places you can not miss when visiting Washington is the

Lincoln Memorial. This building, Greek revival style, is located in the area

known as the National Mall (National esplanade). Built to honor the

memory of President Abraham Lincoln, was opened in 1922, in the presence

of the only son of the president who remained alive, Robert Todd.

In this post we take a walk with you through this famous monument, leave

you a little biographical sketches of the honoree and mention to a very

important historical moment happened there.

DESCRIPTION

Inside the building is this majestic statue, sculptor Daniel Chester French,

depicting a pensive Lincoln facing the Washington Monument. It is of white

marble and a size six meters high and six meters wide. On the back wall

there is an inscription that reads:

“IN THIS TEMPLE,

AS IN THE HEARTS OF THE PEOPLE,

FOR WHOM HE SAVED THE UNION

THE MEMORY OF ABRAHAM LINCOLN

IS ENSHRINED FOREVER”

IMAGES OF PLACE

AS DESIGNED?

This place was designed by Henry Bacon and built between 1922 and 1923

and has hosted important historical events such as the famous speech of

Martin Luther King "I have a dream" in 1963.

The photo is made by the pool overlooking the Washington Monument and

the Capitol. The pool has about six hundred feet long and fifty wide.

Although it may seem that it was a beautiful day, the outside temperature

was a few degrees and it was cold to die, so we do not see hardly anyone

in the area. The surrounding area is a beautiful park where you walk while

you come to head many films have been shot there.

As was said, the reflecting pool of the Lincoln Memorial is located in united

states of america in Washington west part of the National Mall and is

about 618 meters (2,029 feet) long by 51 meters (167 feet) wide . It

has a depth of about 46 centimeters (18 inches) on the sides and 76 cm

(30 inches) in the center. Medium containing liters (6,750,000 gallons)

and about 25 million.

is considered one of the places you can not miss in Washington is the Lincoln Memorial.

From this Greek Revival style building, built to honor the memory of President Abraham

Lincoln, are perfectly aligned, the reflecting pool, the George Washington Monument

(obelisk) and the Capitol in the background.

It is open to the public from 8 o'clock in the morning until midnight all year except

December 25.

Come and see this one of the most important in American history…!