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Lincoln Memorial
The
Lincoln Memorial
is an American national monument 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
. The architect was
Henry Bacon
; the designer of the primary statue –
Abraham Lincoln
, 1920 – was
Daniel Chester French
; the Lincoln statue was carved by the
Piccirilli Brothers
; and the painter of the interior murals was
Jules Guerin
. Dedicated in 1922, it is one of several
monuments built to honor an American president
. It has always been a major tourist attraction and since the 1930s has been a symbolic center focused on
race relations
.
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