Visiting Lincoln at Night

We see the Washington Monument everyday as we walk around the city. We decided it was time for a change up so we went to see the monuments at night. We started off at the Washington Monument, stopped by the WWII memorial, and ended our night at the Lincoln Memorial.
Dedicated on May 30, 1922, the Lincoln Memorial commemorates the life of Abraham Lincoln. Housed in a building that resembles an ancient Greek temple is a nineteen-foot statue of Lincoln sculpted by Henry Bacon. If he were standing, Lincoln would be twenty-eight feet tall. The building has thirty-six columns, one for each of the states that were part of the Union when Lincoln died. The names of the states and the dates of their entry into the Union are inscribed above the columns. The walls to the left and right of Lincoln are inscribed with the Gettysburg Address and the Second Inaugural Address. Seeing the Gettysburg Address reminded me of high school English, when my entire class had to recite it individually.


I really enjoyed seeing the Lincoln Memorial at night because I think it seemed simpler than during the day. There were still plenty of tourists visiting, but it was not packed. I think that is how Lincoln would like his memorial best as well. - K.F.