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"Land of the Free" by Rod Chase |
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The Lincoln Memorial is a tribute to Abraham Lincoln and the nation he fought to preserve during the Civil War (1861-1865). The architecture of the Lincoln Memorial is based after a Greek Temple. It contains 36 Doric columns, one for each state at the time of Abraham Lincoln's death. A sculpture by Daniel Chester French of a seated Lincoln is in the center of the memorial chamber. The Gettysburg Address is inscribed on the south wall of the monument. Above the landmark is a mural painted by Jules Guerin depicting the angel of truth freeing a slave. Guerin 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. |
