East Side of the Lincoln Memorial Washington D.C. Postcard

The Lincoln Memorial is an American national monument built to honour the 16th President of the United States, Abraham Lincoln. It is located on the National Mall in Washington, D.C. across from the Washington Monument. The architect was Henry Bacon, the sculptor of the primary statue – Abraham Lincoln, 1920 – was Daniel Chester French, and the painter of the interior murals was Jules Guerin. Dedicated in 1922, it is one of several monuments built to honour an American president. This file is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 3.0 Unported license. Author Martin Falbisoner