Lincoln Memorial

A national memorial honoring Abraham Lincoln, the 16th president of the United States, at the western end of the National Mall in Washington, D.C. It was dedicated in 1922.

The Lincoln Memorial is a U.S. national memorial honoring Abraham Lincoln, the 16th president, at the western end of the National Mall in Washington, D.C. Designed by the architect Henry Bacon in the form of a classical temple, it houses a large marble statue of Lincoln designed by Daniel Chester French. It was dedicated on May 30, 1922.

Inscriptions inside include two of Lincoln’s best-known speeches, the Gettysburg Address and his second inaugural address. Martin Luther King Jr. delivered his "I Have a Dream" speech at the memorial on August 28, 1963. The memorial is administered by the National Park Service, is open 24 hours a day and receives more than seven million visitors a year.