Corinthian columns. They copy Greek/Roman buildings.
The Lincoln Memorial in Washington, DC.
On Lincoln cents dated 1959-2008, the reverse shows the Lincoln Memorial.
at the feet of the lincoln memorial on August 28, 1963.
Dr. King gave the speech in Washington D.C.
Perry's Victory and International Peace Memorial, A 352-foot (107 m) monument — the world's tallest Doric column — was constructed in Put-in-Bay, Ohio en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Perry%27s_Victory_and_International_Peace_Memorial
The Lincoln Memorial has 36 Doric columns around it.
Doric columns
there are 36 columns at the memorial, representing the 36 states at the time of Lincoln`s death.
the lincoln memorial
26... there are 26 columns in the outer circular part of the Jefferson Memorial; which represent the 26 states at the time of Jefferson's end term as President.
the Parthenon has the columns going all around the whole thing and the Lincoln memorial just has them in the front.
The number of states that were in the union at the time of Lincoln's death. (In total there are 36)
The building has 36 Doric columns each representing one state of the Union at the time of Lincoln's death.
The columns each represent a state. There are 34 columns on the Lincoln Memorial, one for each state at the time of Lincoln's Presidency. They have the state name carved at the top of each column. With a magnifying glass, you can see them on the penny and the $5 US bill.
each column represents one state of the union at the time of lincoln's death
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It shows one for each of the thirty six states in the Union at the time of Lincoln's death.