the inscriptions on the frieze of the lincoln memorial, above the colonnade are second inaugural address.
the inscriptions on the frieze of the lincoln memorial, above the colonnade are second inaugural address.
what are the inscriptions on the frieze of the lincoln memorial, above the colonnade?
second inaugural address
above the colonnade, inscribed on the frieze, are the names of the 36 states in the union at the time of lincoln's death and the dates in which they entered the union. their names are separated by double wreath medallions in bas-relief. the cornice is composed of a carved scroll regularly interspersed with projecting lions' heads and ornamented with palmetto cresting along the upper edge. above this on the attic frieze are inscribed the names of the 48 states present at the time of the memorial's dedication. a bit higher is a garland joined by ribbons and palm leaves, supported by the wings of eagles. all ornamentation on the friezes and cornices was done by ernest c. bairstow.
lincoln memorial
the next major test of the mcmillan plan came with the siting of the lincoln memorial. a lincoln memorial commission was authorized by congress in 1910, and the commission immediately began wrestling with the many competing proposals for the memorial's location. concurrently, members of the disbanded mcmillan commission were tiring of the constant demands on their time and the unpaid nature of their role. president roosevelt agreed that a permanent commission on the arts should be created to help guide decisions regarding art and architecture in accordance with the mcmillan plan. roosevelt established a commission by executive order shortly before he left office, but president william howard taft dissolved it and won congressional approval for a statutory united states commission of fine arts (cfa) in 1910. several members of the mcmillan commission were appointed to the cfa, as were many mcmillan plan supporters. when the lincoln memorial commission found itself riven by disagreement over the new memorial's site, it sought out the advice of the cfa. together, the lincoln memorial commission and cfa worked together to approval west potomac park as the site for the new monument. the site for the lincoln memorial was approved in june 1911.
mcmillan plan