The memorial was dedicated in 1922 in the presence of Lincoln’s son, Robert, then 78. About 50,000 people attended. African Americans, as was the cruel custom in then-segregated Washington ...

The memorial is visited by over six million people a year. The Lincoln Memorial honors Abraham Lincoln the 16th President of ...

The colossal figure matches Lincoln’s heroic efforts to preserve our new country. Surrounded by other tourists, I craned my ...

Since then, few people since have seen the Undercroft ... It’s going to talk about the importance and the meaning of the Lincoln Memorial by projecting images and film onto the pillars ...

You'll still contend with crowds, but it will be worth it. – Marisa Méndez, Senior Editor Although the Lincoln Memorial is just one of the District's many monuments, the larger-than-life Honest ...

WASHINGTON — One of D.C.’s most ambitious projects is underway at the Lincoln Memorial, however, the work isn’t being done above ground, but below. Construction workers make their way around ...

The Lincoln Memorial in Washington ... but the impact of standing next to the sculpture that dwarfs the people beneath is hard to describe. The 170-ton statue rises 30 feet from the floor ...