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Lincoln Memorial
The Lincoln Memorial stands in Washington, D.C., on the National Mall. The memorial honors Abraham Lincoln, our sixteenth president. He was president during the Civil War. He also wrote the document that said slaves in the United States were free. He was killed by John Wilkes Booth in 1865. Many people thought Lincoln was a great president. They wanted to honor him after his death.
A memorial to Lincoln was planned. They started building it almost fifty years after Lincoln died. It opened to the public eight years later. The memorial has 36 columns. That was the number of states when Lincoln was president. There is a statue of Lincoln, sitting on a chair. Two of his most famous speeches are carved on the wall behind him. Visitors can climb steps to get a closer look. There is a reflecting pool in front of the memorial. You can see the Washington Monument from the steps of it.
