Lincoln Memorial
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The Lincoln Memorial is a U.S. national memorial honoring Abraham Lincoln, the 16th president of the United States, located on the western end of the National Mall of Washington, D.C. The memorial is
The Lincoln Memorial in May 2010
West Potomac Park prior to the memorial's construction, c. 1912
The memorial under construction in July 1916
National Mall
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The National Mall is a landscaped park near the downtown area of Washington, D.C., the capital city of the United States. It contains and borders a number of museums of the Smithsonian Institution, ar
The National Mall with the Lincoln Memorial and its reflecting pool, the Washington Monument behind it, and the United States Capitol in the background, 2010
The National Mall proper and adjacent areas, April 2002. The Mall had a grassy lawn flanked on each side by unpaved paths and rows of American elm trees as its central feature. Numbers in the image correspond to numbers in the list of landmarks, museums and other features below.
The Andrew Jackson Downing Urn in May 2012
The Washington Monument and various Smithsonian museums on the National Mall as viewed facing west from the United States Capitol