Abraham Lincoln Memorial, Blue Hour, Washington DC, America - Stock-Fotografie

Abraham Lincoln Memorial, Blue Hour, Washington DC, America Photograph taken pre-sunrise The Lincoln Memorial is an American National monument and a major tourist attraction. It was built to honor Abraham Lincoln and dedicated in 1922. The architect was Henry Bacon, Sculptor was Daniel Chester French. The statue was carved by the Piccirilli Brothers and the painter of the murals was Jules Geurin. The statue of Lincoln is 19 feet (5.8m). The Memorial is styled as a classic Greek temple with 36 Doric columns which represented the 36 states n the Union at the time of Lincoln's death. In 1963 Martin Luther King delivered his historic speech "I have a dream".