The Lincoln Memorial is a tribute to the 16th United States President Abraham Lincoln. The building is in the form of a Greek temple standing 190 feet long, 119 feet wide, and almost 100 feet high with a total of 36 Doric columns. Each column represents a state in the Union at the time of President Lincoln's death, plus two more at the entrance. The names of those states are carved into the frieze above the columns. They are topped by another list of the 48 states in the Union at the time the memorial was constructed.
The Lincoln Memorial contains a seated statue of Abraham Lincoln facing the Washington Monument and the U.S. Capitol Building. The statue is 19 feet high and weighs 175 tons. Inscribed on the south wall of the memorial is Lincoln's Gettysburg Address. There is a mural depicting the Angel of Truth freeing a slave above the Gettysburg Address. The mural was painted by Jules Guerin. He also painted the Unity of North and South mural on the north wall. Etched into the north wall below the mural is Lincoln’s second Inaugural Speech.
The Lincoln Memorial has been the site of many historical civil rights demonstrations, including the moment when Martin Luther King, Jr. delivered his I Have a Dream speech on August 28, 1963 during the rally at the end of the "March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom'.
The Lincoln Memorial chamber is wheelchair accessible via an elevator in the lower lobby. Wheelchairs are available for loan on a first-come first-serve basis at the Korean War Veterans memorial and Vietnam Veterans Memorial Kiosks. Restrooms are available at the Lincoln Memorial.
Guided Tours: The park staff offers FREE daily tours every hour from 10:00 am to 11:00 pm. Be certain to attend one of the special "I Have A Dream" programs offered daily at 1:00 pm and 5:00 pm.
Hours of Operation: The Lincoln Memorial is opened 24 hours a day.
Location: Lincoln Memorial Circle, Washington DC 20037.
The Lincoln Memorial is located at the west end of the National Mall in Washington DC.
View area Map of the National Mall
Closest Metro to the Lincoln Memorial
DC Circulator's Smithsonian - National Gallery of Art Loop
Lincoln's statue
Stairs to the Lincoln Memorial
Inside the Lincoln Memorial chamber
Lincoln Memorial
Tourists at the Lincoln Memorial
Close up - Lincoln Memorial
View of Lincoln Memorial from the Memorial Bridge
View of Lincoln Memorial next to the Washington Monument
View of Lincoln Memorial next to the Washington Monument
View of Lincoln Memorial from the Memorial Bridge
Tourist walking towards the Lincoln Memorial
Lincoln Memorial
Sculpture at the eastern end of the Memorial Bridge
Sculptures at the eastern end of the Memorial Bridge
View of the Lincoln Memorial
View of the Lincoln Memorial from the Arlington Cemetery
