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Lincoln Memorial Cir SW Washington, DC 20024(202) 426-6841 |
The Lincoln Memorial is a majestic Roman-style structure built to honor the nation's 16th president, Abraham Lincoln. A 19-foot marble statue of Lincoln, sitting in a chair, resides behind its 36 pillars. Visitors will also find inscriptions of Lincoln's two most famous speeches at the Memorial, as well as two murals by Jules Guerinnside. The memorial sits on 107 acres of park in Washington's Capitol Hill, due west of the Washington Monument.
Open daily 24 hours.
Free.
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