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: The Lincoln Memorial is a tribute to President Abraham Lincoln and the nation he fought to preserve during the Civil War 1861-1865 .
The Lincoln Memorial was built to resemble a Greek temple. It has 36 Doric columns, one for each state at the time of Lincoln?s death. A sculpture by Daniel Chester French of a seated Lincoln is in the center of the memorial chamber.
Inscribed on the south wall of the monument is the Gettysburg Address. Above it is a mural painted by Jules Guerin depicting the angel of truth freeing a slave. Guerin also painted the unity of North and South mural on the north wall. Etched into the north wall below the mural is Lincoln?s second inaugural speech.
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