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The Lincoln Memorial in Washington D.C. is a very important place. It was built to honor what Lincoln did for his country. As the 16th president of the United States, he freed the slaves and kept the country together during the Civil War.

Lincoln died in 1865. In 1914, 49 years later, work began on the Lincoln Memorial. Eight years later, in 1922, the building opened.

The Lincoln Memorial was built to look like a Greek temple. It has 36 columns, one for each state at the time of Lincoln's death. Each of the columns is 33 feet tall.

Just inside the building doors is a large statue of Lincoln sitting on a chair. Two of his most famous speeches are carved in the wall behind him.

From the steps of the Memorial you can see the Washington Monument across the long reflecting pool. It is from these steps that Dr. Martin Luther King gave his "I Have a Dream" speech in 1963 to more than 250,000 people.

The Lincoln Memorial is pictured on the American $5 bill.

Which American bill has the Lincoln Memorial on it?
$1
$5
$20
$5 How many states were there at the time of Lincoln's death?
24
36
50
36 What building is across the reflecting pool from the Lincoln Memorial?
Capitol
Washington Monument
White House
Washington Monument Once the work started, how long did it take to build the Lincoln Memorial?
8 years
49 years
100 years
8 years What is on the wall behind the statue of Lincoln?
a map
words of a speech
a picture of his family
words of a speech The Lincoln Memorial looks like a
pyramid
tower
Greek temple
Greek temple When was the Lincoln Memorial completed?
1914
1922
1963
1922 Where is the Lincoln Memorial?
New York City
Washington D.C.
Washington state
Washington D.C. Where is statue of Lincoln?
on the front steps of the building
on the 2nd floor of the building
inside the Memorial building
inside the Memorial building Where was Dr. Martin Luther King when he delivered his famous speech?
at the Capitol building
by the Washington momument
on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial
on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial

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