the inscriptions inside the lincoln memorial are the second inaugural address.
the inscriptions inside the lincoln memorial are the second inaugural address.
what are the inscriptions inside the lincoln memorial?
second inaugural address
the memorial's interior is divided into three chambers by two rows of four ionic columns, each tall and across at their base. the central chamber, housing the statue of lincoln, is 60 feet wide, 74 feet deep, and 60 feet high. the north and south chambers display carved inscriptions of lincoln's second inaugural address and his gettysburg address. bordering these inscriptions are pilasters ornamented with fasces, eagles, and wreaths. the inscriptions and adjoining ornamentation are by evelyn beatrice longman.
lincoln memorial
the united states general services administration building, originally designed for the u.s. department of the interior, was built between 1915 and 1917. bairstow carved the eagle over the central opening, designed the twenty-eight limestone panels in the frieze on the sixth story, and undertook the ornamental work on the f street entrances.









































in 1986 the building was listed in the national register of historic places.









































bairstow carved the exterior decoration of the lincoln memorial and the inscriptions inside between 1914 and 1922.









































ernest c. bairstow died in 1962.









































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