We know more than 50 young women auditioned for the part, which was described in its casting call for Caucasian actresses between ages 15 and 20 to be âunderfed but strong,â and ânaturally pretty underneath her tomboyishness,â according to the Wall Street Journal just days before Lawrence was crowned Katniss.
President Warren G. Harding speaking at the dedication, 1922. The Lincoln Memorial is an American national monument built to honor the 16th President of the United States, Abraham Lincoln. It is located on the western end of the National Mall in Washington, D.C., across from the Washington Monument.
The memorial is to honor Abraham Lincoln, the 16th President of the United States. It also is a monument to freedom since Abraham Lincoln was President during the Civil War and slavery was abolished. Henry Bacon designed the memorial which looks like the Parthenon in Greece. Construction began on February 12, 1914. The building is made of Colorado Yule marble and Indiana limestone.