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Sunday, 17th April 2005 by
The Lincoln Memorial is in Washington DC, just west of the Washington Monument (posted earlier).
The Lincoln Memorial was built to resemble a Greek temple. It has 36 Doric columns, one for each state at the time of Lincoln’s death. A sculpture by Daniel Chester French of a seated Lincoln is in the center of the memorial chamber.
Thanks Spaz
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