Additional steel was added under the floor of the memorial to prepare for the statue of Lincoln to be ... with nearly invisible seams. Details of Lincoln’s sculpture subtly hide deep meaning.

The Lincoln Memorial in Washington ... sculpture that dwarfs the people beneath is hard to describe. The 170-ton statue rises 30 feet from the floor, including the 19-foot seated figure upon ...

End of carousel On a blustery, sunny day last week, as tourists posed for pictures in front of Lincoln’s statue and signs urged visitors to be quiet, Cirigliano stood outside the memorial and ...

While thousands of tourists continue to visit the marble Abraham Lincoln statue sitting at the 16th president’s memorial in D.C., construction crews below his feet are working hard to build a ...

Reaching the statue does require walking ... For further details, consult the National Park Service's official Lincoln Memorial page. DC Monuments and Memorials Night Tour (5923 reviews) ...

He kept a cool head during the American Civil War, but a heatwave proved too much for his statue. A wax effigy ... from the 6ft wax sculpture of the Lincoln Memorial is now under repair, leaving ...

The wax figure, which is a six-foot-tall replica of the Lincoln Memorial statue, is complete with wicks. It was commissioned by CulturalDC and funded by the DC Commission on the Arts and ...

(Photo by Morgan Ahart) SALEM — A dedication ceremony Monday celebrated Salem’s history of civil rights advocacy and officially unveiled the long-awaited statue of Abraham Lincoln ... 45 Honor Guard ...

The Lincoln Memorial is the backdrop of history but to get the full story, visitors must go deeper, 40 feet below the 120-ton statue. “Those reinforced concrete beams is actually where Abe is ...