Lincoln Memorial
900 Ohio Drive SW
Washington, DC 20024
202-426-6841
http://www.nps.gov/linc
National Park: History, Picnic, Walk
The Lincoln Memorial was built to resemble a Greek temple. It has 36 Doric columns, one for each state at the time of Lincoln’s death. A sculpture by Daniel Chester French of a seated Lincoln is in the center of the memorial chamber.