The Lincoln Memorial           In Washington, D.C. the Lincoln Memorial can be found.  It was built in 1917 to honor the 16th President of the United States, Abraham Lincoln.           Inside the monument is a 19 foot marble statue of Abraham Lincoln sitting in a chair.  This is the largest marble statue in the world.  There are also 2 painted murals by Jules Guerin inside the memorial.

Stats:

·        87 stairs to the top of the monument

·        36 columns (one for every state there was when Lincoln was President)

·        columns height:  44 ft.

·        if the statue could stand it would be 28 feet tall

·        28 blocks of Georgia white marble used to make statue

·        8 years to build

·        cost $61,000