Lincoln Memorial
memorial in Washington, D.C., United States
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Summary
Lincoln Memorial is a National Memorial of the United States[1]. It ranks in the top 3% of national memorial of the united states entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (6,213 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Creator: Daniel Chester French[3]
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: Washington, D.C.[4]
- Country: United States[5]
- Continent: North America[6]
- Instance of: tourist attraction[7], memorial[8]
- Architect: Henry Bacon[9]
- Operator: National Park Service[10]
- Named after: Abraham Lincoln[11]
- Architectural style: Greek Revival architecture[12]
- Depicts: Abraham Lincoln[13]
- Made from material: Yule marble[14], Tennessee marble[15], Sylacauga marble[16], Indiana limestone[17], reinforced concrete[18]
- Location: West Potomac Park[19]
- Postal code: 20037[20]
- Commons category: Lincoln Memorial[21]
- Commemorates: Abraham Lincoln[22]
- Inception: May 30, 1922[23]
- Official website: https://www.nps.gov/linc/index.htm[24]
- Topic's main category: Category:Lincoln Memorial[25]
- Commons gallery: Lincoln Memorial[26]
- Visitors per year: 1,538,573[27], 2,065,586[28], 2,488,200[29], 2,782,000[30], 3,307,585[31], 1,265,085[32], 4,009,145[33], 6,042,315[34], 2,980,075[35]
- Heritage designation: National Register of Historic Places listed place[36], District of Columbia Inventory of Historic Sites[37]
- Official name: Lincoln Memorial[38]
- Native label: Lincoln Memorial[39]
- Elevation above sea level: 16 m[40], 11 m[41]
- Appears in the heritage monument list: National Register of Historic Places listings in Washington, D.C.[42]
Body
Brands and Namesakes
Things named for Lincoln Memorial include Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool[43], a reflecting pool[44], in United States[45].
Why It Matters
Lincoln Memorial has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[46] It is known by 46 alternative names across languages and contexts.[47]
Entities named for it include Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool[43], a reflecting pool[44], in United States[45].