Question: where did the marble for the lincoln memorial come from

title: Lincoln Memorial
text: Lying between the north and south chambers is the central hall containing the solitary figure of Lincoln sitting in contemplation . The statue was carved by the Piccirilli Brothers under the supervision of the sculptor , Daniel Chester French , and took four years to complete . The statue , originally intended to be only 10 feet ( 3.0 m ) tall , was , on further consideration , enlarged so that it finally stood 19 feet ( 5.8 m ) tall from head to foot , the scale being such that if Lincoln were standing , he would be 28 feet ( 8.5 m ) tall . The widest span of the statue corresponds to its height . Of Georgia white marble , it weighs 175 short tons ( 159 t ) and was shipped in twenty - eight pieces .