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The project got under way with a ceremony on

and construction began a month later.

Although work slowed as a result of the United States

entering the First World War in 1917, the monument

was completed on schedule in 1922. On Memorial Day,

May 30, 1922, 50,000 people attended a dedication

ceremony. Among those present were hundreds of Civil

War veterans; Robert Todd Lincoln, the president’s only

surviving son; and President Warren G. Harding, who

accepted the memorial on behalf of the American people.

The memorial itself echoes a classic Greek temple and

the structure measures 189.7 by 118.5 ft. (58 by 36 m) and

is 99 ft. (30 m) tall. It is surrounded by a colonnade of 36

fluted Doric columns, one for each of the 36 states in the

Union at the time of Lincoln’s death. The columns stand

Above the colonnade, inscribed on a frieze, are the

names of the 36 states in the Union when Lincoln died

and the dates in which they entered. Above this are

inscribed the names of the 48 states present in the Union

at the time of the memorial’s dedication.

The memorial is anchored on a concrete foundation, 44

to 66 ft. (13 to 20 m) in depth, and is encompassed by a

187 by 257 ft. (57 by 78 m) rectangular granite retaining

wall measuring 14 ft. (4.3 m) in height.

The interior of the monument is divided into three

chambers. The north and south chambers contain carved

inscriptions of Lincoln’s second inaugural address and

his Gettysburg Address. Above each of the inscriptions

is a 60 by 12 ft. (18.3 by 3.7 m) mural portraying the

governing principles in Lincoln’s life.

Between the north and south chambers is the central

chamber containing the solitary figure of Lincoln sitting

in contemplation. The statue rests upon an oblong

marble pedestal 10 ft. (3 m) high, 16 ft. (5 m) wide, and

17 ft. (5.2 m) deep.

Lincoln Memorial under construction, 1919

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