There are an astoundingly large number of top-notch museums and galleries in Washington, D.C. One of Washington, DC’s top museums, the National Gallery of Art, is renowned for its outstanding collection of international sculptures and paintings.
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The Lincoln Memorial:
The Greek Doric-style memorial sits on the Western end of the National Mall and has been the spot of many prominent speeches throughout its history. The most acknowledged of all Washington’s memorials, the Lincoln statue stands at the far end of the mall, segregated from the Washington Monument by the Reflecting Pool. At the center is a 19-foot marble statue of a reflective installed President Abraham Lincoln encircled by 36 columns, one for each of the states that existed at the time of Lincoln’s death. This is the most exalted work designed by notable sculptor Daniel Chester French. The murals on the inside walls painted by Jules Guerin depict the significant events of Lincoln’s life. Since its execution in 1922, the Lincoln Memorial has been the scene of various historic events. In 1939, when all the white daughters of the American Revolution declined to let the renowned African American singer Marian Anderson perform at a concert in nearby Constitution hall, President Franklin Roosevelt and First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt arranged for her to give an open-air concert on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial, attended by 75,000 people and broadcast to millions of radio listeners. Martin Luther King Jr. made history by delivering the speech “I have a dream” from the memorial steps in 1963. Visiting this and other Mall monuments is probably one of the preferred things to do at night in Washington, D.C. all the monuments are illuminated and many just like Lincoln Memorial are open all the time. The statue of Lincoln is potentially lit at night inside the dark interior of the temple and enclosed by the floodlit white columns.
How to get to the Lincoln Memorial?
The Memorial is situated at 23rd St. NW, Washington, DC at the West End of the National Mall. There is very little parking available. Taking a tour or travelling on foot is the best ways to get to the Lincoln Memorial. The walkable Metro stations are: Farragut North, Metro Center, Farragut West, McPherson Square, Federal Triangle, Smithsonian, L’Enfant Plaza and Archives-Navy Memorial-Penn Quarter.
Lincoln Memorial features:
The building Exterior:
- The Lincoln steps and Plaza:
For almost a century, the Lincoln Memorial steps observed history-making moments like ‘I Have a Dream’ speech, the Marian Anderson concert and the regular secular pilgrimage of many. The steps start at the edge of the Reflecting Pool, and ascend up to ancient roadbed of the circular roadway that encircled the memorial now a plaza. The steps then go up toward the memorial entrance; stopping on its ascend in a series of platforms. Surrounding the steps are two buttresses each crowned with an 11-foot-tall tripod carved from pink Tennessee marble.
- Columns:
The memorial is enclosed by 36 fluted Doric columns, one for each of the 36 states in the Union at the time of Lincoln’s death. When you climb up the steps, two more columns are seen at the entrance behind the colonnade. These columns with a base diameter of seven feet and five inches are 44 feet tall. Each column is made of 12 individual drums. The columns, like the outer walls and facades are slightly inclined inward. This is to settle for the perspective distortions which would make the memorial look asymmetrical.
- Frieze and cornice:
Above the colonnade engraved on the frieze are the names of 36 states and dates in which they entered the Union. Their names are segregated by double wreath medallions in bas-relief. The cornice is made of an inscribed scroll with lion’s heads in between them and embellished with palmetto. The next step up on the memorial above the colonnade is called the attic frieze. Here at the top of the memorial, the names of the 48 states present at the time commitment are inscribed. A bit higher is a garland fastened by ribbons and palm leaves, kept up by the wings of eagles. Ernest C. Bairstow did all the embellishment on the friezes and cornices.
The building interior:
There are three chambers (north, south, and central) within the Lincoln Memorial. The chambers are segregated by two rows of four Ionic columns each. View these 50-foot-tall columns as you look up. Take hold of the bases’ five foot six inch diameters with your arms. The memorial ceiling, which soars 60 feet above the ground, is held up by the columns. Bronze girders with oak and laurel leaf embellishments frame the bright ceiling. Alabama marble panels with increased visibility have been paraffin-saturated and placed between the girders. Together, these oversize components surround the oversize statue of Abraham Lincoln to evoke feelings of reverence and peaceful concentration.
- The inscriptions:
Lincoln’s Gettysburg Address and Second Inaugural Address are engraved inscriptions in the north and south side chambers, correspondingly. Pilasters with fasces, eagles, and wreaths encircle these inscriptions. Evelyn Beatrice Longman developed the inscriptions and the decorative elements that surround them. Royal Cortissoz wrote the inscription that appears behind the Lincoln statue.
- The Murals:
There is a 60 foot by twelve foot mural painted by Jules Guerin above each of the speech inscriptions, illustrating governing principles apparent in Lincoln’s life.
- The statue:
Between the north and south chambers is the central hall containing the lone statue of Lincoln sitting in contemplation. The statue was sculpted by the Piccirilli brothers under the guidance of the sculptor, Daniel Chester French, and took 4 years to finish. Daniel took many years to study Abraham Lincoln photographs did thorough research. French showed the president as a tired but powerful individual who bore all the pain. Hh positioned Lincoln’s hands in a manner that depicted his two leadership qualities. One of the president’s hands is closed, showing his valour and determination to see the war through a victorious conclusion. The other slightly open and relaxed hand shows his kind and warm nature.
- Reflecting Pool and Elm Walks:
Although not finished in time for the memorial’s dedication in 1922, the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool has one of the most notable and filmed sites in the Washington, D.C. the Reflecting Pool and the long boardwalk of the Elm trees on both sides are the salient features of the Lincoln memorial landscape.
Nearest attractions to the Lincoln Memorial:
Nearest attractions to the Lincoln Memorial are:
- Korean War Veterans Memorial
- Vietnam Veterans Memorial
- National Academy of Sciences
- Washington Monument
- Franklin Delano Roosevelt Memorial
- National Museum of African American History and Culture
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