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A front view of the memorial's eastern façade The Lincoln Memorial and its reflecting pool. The exterior of the Memorial echoes a classic Greek temple and features Yule marble quarried from Colorado. The structure measures 189.7 by 118.5 feet (57.8 by 36.1 m) and is 99 feet (30 m) tall.
A May 2010 aerial view of The Ellipse and White House grounds President's Park South, commonly called The Ellipse , is a 52 acres (21 ha) park located just south of the White House fence. The entire park is open to the public, and features various monuments within walking distance, including the Washington Monument , the Lincoln Memorial , the ...
From a mathematical point of view, the Ellipse is truly an ellipse. Its dimensions are 1,058 feet (322 m) for its major axis (east-west) and 903 feet (275 m) for its minor axis (north-south). Its eccentricity computes as e = 0.52 and its foci are 552 feet (168 m) apart, each 276 feet (84 m) from the center of the ellipse (east and west). [1]
The Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool is the largest of the many reflecting pools in Washington, D.C.. It is a 2,030-by-167-foot (619 by 51 m) rectangular pool located on the National Mall , directly east of the Lincoln Memorial , with the World War II Memorial and Washington Monument to the east of the reflecting pool.
National Mall, Lincoln Memorial and Washington Monument, Washington D.C. The Lincoln Memorial is an American memorial built to honor the 16th President of the United States, Abraham Lincoln. It is located on the National Mall in Washington, D.C. and was dedicated on May 30, 1922.
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USS Abraham Lincoln (SSBN-602) Lincoln Boyhood National Memorial; Lincoln cent; Lincoln Depot Museum; Lincoln Dinner; Lincoln Heritage Trail; Lincoln Highway; Lincoln Home National Historic Site; Lincoln Memorial; Abraham Lincoln Memorial Garden; Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool; Lincoln Memorial Shrine; Lincoln Memorial University; Lincoln Park
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