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The Lincoln Memorial, a neoclassical temple at the western end of the National Mall in Washington, D.C., honors Abraham Lincoln and has become one of the nation’s best-known landmarks. Authorized in 1913, begun in 1914, and dedicated in 1922, it was designed by Henry Bacon with 36 Doric columns symbolizing the states in the Union at Lincoln’s death. Inside are a monumental seated Lincoln by Daniel Chester French and the Piccirilli brothers, Lincoln’s Gettysburg Address and second inaugural address, and inscriptions and murals expressing unity, justice, and memory. It later became a major setting for national ceremonies, protest, and civil rights events, including Marian Anderson’s 1939 concert and Martin Luther King Jr.’s 1963 “I Have a Dream” speech.
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