The Lincoln Memorial

Continuing with the theme of Washington, D.C. based memorials, I write today about the Lincoln Memorial, located across the National Mall from the Washington Monument. It was built in memorium to President Abraham Lincoln and is overseen by the National Park Service.
The achitect was Henry Bacon, the sculpter of the Lincoln statue was Daniel Chester French, and the painter of the interior murals was Jules Guerin. Construction finished in 1922 and the building itself is in the shape of a Greek Doric temple. The stones used to build the structure are from several regions of the United States. Inside is a statue of a seated Lincoln and the inscription of two of his speeches, the Gettysburg Address and his speech given at his second inauguration. The murals depict an angel, the freeing of a slave, and the unity of the North and South.
The landing on the steps leading up to the monument is the sight of Martin Luther King Jr.'s famous "I Have a Dream" speech.
The Lincoln Memorial can be seen on the back of the penny and $5 bill (U.S. currency), both of which contain Lincolns portrait on the reverse side.

http://www.nps.gov/linc/index.htm