Here’s a titillating tale from the crypt. Experts believe the Lincoln Memorial sits above a racy secret. Forty-five feet below the iconic sculpture of the former president is the sketch of a woman ...
When the Lincoln Memorial was dedicated on May 30, 1922, the world bore witness to how $2,000,000 in federal funds, eight years of American elbow grease and 38,000 tons of marble, granite and ...
An artist’s sketch of a woman hidden on concrete walls deep in the undercroft, or basement, of the Lincoln Memorial for over a century may be graffiti of the early film star Theda Bara, a National ...
Mike Litterst stood in the cavernous space under the Lincoln Memorial and pointed out that 40 feet up you could see concrete beams that support the 175-ton marble sculpture of Abraham Lincoln.
The Lincoln Memorial is one of the most iconic landmarks in Washington, DC—but its creation was far from inevitable. In this episode of WETA Arts, we explore the decades-long struggle to commemorate ...
The concert will mark the 100th anniversary of the dedication of the Lincoln Memorial on the National Mall, reflecting on the meaning of Memorial Day. Dedicated on Memorial Day, 1922, and built as a ...
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