The Washington herald., 1922-05-21
Huge, Monument Aimed
B Typify Emanci-'
=. -'2o pator's Life.
TOTAL COST s2,sss,72O,
Site Visited by Thousands
Each Week-Ban on Pic
-
lures Removed.

the afternoon of May 80. and indi-
cations point to the coming Of
thousands more the day of the dedi-
cation.
The memorial is open to visitors
daily and the ban on taking pic
tures-whieh was Imposed by the
Memorial Commission has been
lifted.
The memorial to Abraham Lin
coln2efscted by the United States
in the National Capital was pro-
vided FOR by act OF Congress ap-
proved February 9. 1911.
Monument Typines.
The questions of site and archi-
tect were submitted to the National
Commission of Fine Arts, which
recommended the Potomac Park
site. with landscape features in sc-
coraance with the plan of 1901.
For. architect the commission rec
commanded. Henry Bacon.
me site called for a design of
magnitude, dominating the immedi-
ate surroundings. 1t is an attempt
TO typify the culture to which Lin
coin attained. The simple dignity
Of the Doric best represents his
straightforward life and the dig
nil = 4Fif strvices to the country JUS
titled. Its isolation. unhampersd
by other structures except by the
temporary war buildings, sur
rounded by a landscape accentu-
atins ats prominence, illustrates the
eminent and isolated position Llr-
coin soccupies in Tilted States his
tory commission members point
oU;- sn O.
Terraces Surround.
BY means of terraces the ground
at the site of the Lincoln Memorial
Is ratSSds Until the floor of the me-
moriaa Itself is forty-fve feet
higher than grade. First, a circu-
lar tfNaae 1000 feet in diameter is
raised eleven feet above grade and
on frSouter edge are planted four
concentric rows of trees, leaving a
plateau in the center 755 feet in
olamefer. which is greater than
the length of the Capitol. In the
center Of this plateau, surrounded
by a wide roadway and walks,
rises an eminence supporting a rec
tangular stone terrace wall four
teen feet high 256 feet long and
lS6 feet wide. On this rectangular
terrace. rises the marble memorial.
All the foundations of the stems.
TERRACES and memorial are built on
concrete piling which extends down
to the solid rock
Three steps eight feet high form
a platform under the columns. This
platform at its base is 2O4 feet
long and 1874 feet wide.
Tho colonnade is lSS feet long
ana LIS feet wide. the columns be-
ing forty-four feet high and seven
teet six. inches in diameter at their
base.
The total height Of the structure
above the finished grade at the base
OF the terrace is 90 feet The fin
lshed grade at the base of the ter
race. is 20 feet above grade, the
total height of the building above
grade being 122 feet
Columns 50 Feet High.
The outside Of the Memorial Hall
is 81 feet wide and l56 feet lone
The central hall. where the statue
stands. is so feet wide. 20 feet long,
and Sc feet high.
The'rhalls where the memorials of
the speeches are placed are 81 feet
wide. % feet long. and 50 feet high.
The interior columns are of the
Ionic order and are so feet high.
Congress Appropriated s293s.72O
for the construction of the me-
mortal including retaining wall and
approaches, statue of Lincoln and
steps. but excluding the lagoon con-
struetion and construction of roads
and walks around the memorial
and leading thereto.
Statue in Center.
The great columns are composed
OF eleven drums, each of the drums
at the base weighing twenty-five
tons. Four of them were sufficient
to load n fiat car of about 100 tons.
Before being brought from the
quarr1es the columns were set in
position there and measured to the
b4-lOo OF an inch, so that the pieces
would Mt exactly when set in place
in the memorial.
The statue Of Lincoln. in the CEN
ter OF. the memorial is by Daniel
Chester French, and rises to
heiEhh Of 80 feet. The statue it.
self, without the pedestal, is Fl
feet high and weighs $50 tons. The
figure Of Lincoln is 10 feet high
from the top of his head to the sole
OF MS boot The head of Lincoln
measures feet in height.
Irwin Is seated In great arm |
chair 1919 feet high. over the back
Of which a flag has been draped.
The boot is 31z feet long and It is
teet from the boot to the knee
cap. The pedestal is Is feet 2 |
inches wide and 1s feet deep, which |
rests.Ipn,>a marble platform 34H
feet wide and % feet deep.
Decorations Symbolic.
The decorations typify in aIlegorv
the principles evident in the life Of
Lincoln: There are six groups in a |
grove. each group having for a |
background cypress trees. the en-
blem OF Eternity.
The decoration above the Gettys-
burg address typifies. in the CEN
! trail grotp. Freedom and Liberty, |
The Angel of Truth is giving Free |
dom and Liberty to the slave. The !
shackles of bondage are falling
from the arms and feet They are |
guarded by two sibyis.
The left group represents Justice |
and Law. The central figure in the |
Cnairv Of the Law has the sword of |
justice in one hand. with the other !
she holds the Scroll of the Law. |
Seatedaat her feet are two sibyls |
interpreting the Law. The standing I
hhsures on each side are the Guar
diansf"'of the Law. holding the |
torches Of Intelligence.
Life Is Typined.
The right group represents I'm
1nortslity- The central figure is be-
ling crowned with .ba Io,,.oI ,..-o,,h