Lincoln statue

Photo about Abraham Lincoln statue in the Lincoln Memorial, Washington DC. Image of statue, famous, landmark - 9775104

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Photo about a close upt of Abraham Lincoln s statue inside the Lincoln Memorial. Located on the National Mall in Washiintgon DC. Image of freedom, memorial, washington - 11602229

One of the more famous Lincoln statues around, this was sculpted by Adolph Alexander Weinman and placed in the Hodgenville, KY town square center in 1909. Lincoln was born just down the road in 1809, and the statue was unveiled for the 100th anniversary of his birth, with his son, Robert Todd Lincoln, in attendance. The 6 foot tall bronze statue depicts Lincoln sitting in an Empire-style chair. Today, the statue is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.

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Abraham Lincoln at Gettysburg, 1864

Recently, I was lucky enough to take a trip over to the USA. As part of the trip, we stopped at Washington DC for a few nights and visited a few of the memorials at night. What an amazing place DC is! Trying to get the shots that you want is extremely difficult as the amount of people that swarm over the memorials is amazing. Also, time was against us. Here is the first of a few shots from the trip that I will be sharing with you. It is the Lincoln Memorial that was built to honor the…