Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1921-01-10
LINCOLN MEMORIAL
IS MOST BEAUTIF u.
IN UNITED STATES
100000 STRUCTURE TO BE DIED.
iCATED DURING PRESENT SEES.
SION or CONGRESS WITH BIG
CEREMONY.

Washington Jan l0.-Thc Lincoln
memorial the gift Of the nation lC
the memory of Abraham licoIn, is
one of the world most beautiful
structures and the greatest shrine
of the man who saved the union
Impressive in it's simplicity the me.
mortal probably is the masterpiece
of all public buildings and memorials
in the United States It stands IN
Potomac park, facing the Washing
ton monument and its construction
was begun on Lincoln's birthday an
niversary in 1914. The total cost mas
approximated $3,00000O.
This monument to Lincoln Is a
large rectangular building OF "hlte
marble. designed by Henry Bacon a
New York architect Il has beau
tiful setting on a direct east and west
line with the Washington monument
and the nations capitol and rises Ia
feet above the level Of the PARK, II
is composed Of four principal Tea
tures-a statue of the man, memoir
ial of his Gettysburg address, me
mortal of his second inaugural adj
dress and symbol OF the union OF
the United States.
The most important object in the
memorial is the statute of Lincoln III
marble by Daniel French, New
York sculptor placed in the central
hall. where. by virtue OF its impos-
ing position in the place Of honor.
it prcdominates all else. 1t repre-
SCENTS Lincoln, seated in a thought
full mood, and is the first thing that
meets the eye as one passes through
the immense colonnade entrance.
Smaller halls, one at either side OF
the central hall, contain monumental
tablets in which deeply incised let
tiers reproduce word for word LIN,
coins Gettysburg address on the left
wall and the address made by him at
his second Inauguration on the right
will. Above these are two large mu-
raj paintings by jules Gugrin, New
York artists, one typifying "Eman-
cipation" and the other typitylng
Reunion" Their production occu-
pied three years time.
Surrounding the exterior OF the
walls inclosing these memorials IS a
magnificent colonnade forming 9
memorial Of the Union. each column
representing one OF the thirt}-siH
states existing at the time Of Lin
coins death. On the outer walls are
forty,eight festoons, one for each
state existing at the present time
At the end of the great axis, plan
ned over a century ago. is the capitol
of the nation. which is the monument
of the government, and mile west
ward from the capitol is the j55 foot
granite shaft which Is the monument
to George Washington. Now, on this
same great axis half mile west OF
the Washington monument stands the
Lincoln memorial This completes an
unparalleled composition, triology
which imparts to each Of its monu.
ments value in addition to that which
each standing alone possesses,
More than dozen years ago Pc,
tomaC park. one of the most import
system and which lies along the Pc.
tomaC river, was first suggested as
the site for a memorial for Lincoln
The late John Hay, one of Lincoln $
secretaries and biographers, and later
secretary of state of the United
States, favored its selection. In eX
pressing his approval he wrote,
H. % q n n r,Il 90
honor is on the main axis OF the plan
Lincoln, of all Americans next to
Washington, deserved this place OF
honor. He was of the immortals
You must not approach too close to
the immOrtals. His monument should
stand alone, remote from the common
habitatons of man. apart from the
business and turmoil Of the city
isolated. distinguished and serene Oh
all the sites, this one near the Poto
mac. Is most suited to the purpose.
BY means of terraces the grounds
around the site are raised until thf
floor of the memorial itself i forty
five feet higher than the GRADE m
Potomac mark A circular terrace
1000 feet in diameter first rise,
above the park, on tts optar edr,
stand rour concentrir rows of trnos
leaving a nlatea,, .,,rro,,,led r,, ,,.;l,
roadways and vail, riga. an ami
uencp sunnortinp ractaro,,l,r e,on,
terrace wan fcrrtocn foot biph ",
feet long and 1S6 foot v,idn IN nj.
rectangular terrace rfsee tho whit,
marble memnriaI An mo foundation,
of the stems tarrarns and ,nomnria
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