The Lincoln memorial is a monument that honors the 16Th president for his commitment to his country. The monument is located west of the mall strip. This monument was designed by Henry Bacon. Congress passed a bill in 1910 for the construction of the Lincoln memorial to begin. In 1914 construction started, and in 1922 the memorial was open to the public. The statue of Lincoln stands 19 feet tall. It took four years to carve the statue. The person that carved the statue was Daniel Chester French. In 1963, people crowded around the Lincoln memorial for Martin Luther King Jr's "I Have a Dream" speech. The monument is visited by over a million people per year.
"Lincoln Memorial." Http://www.nps.gov/. 28 May 2010. Web. 28 May 2010.
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