The number of states that were in the union at the time of Lincoln's death. (In total there are 36)
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 building has 36 Doric columns each representing one state of the Union at the time of Lincoln's death.
The Lincoln Memorial has 36 Doric columns around it.
Doric columns
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.
The Lincoln Memorial has columns from the Doric Order made of Greek Architecture.
there are 36 columns at the memorial, representing the 36 states at the time of Lincoln`s death.
the lincoln memorial
The 36 columns represent the number of total number of states, in the nation or union, at the time of President Lincoln's death.
the Parthenon has the columns going all around the whole thing and the Lincoln memorial just has them in the front.
How Lincoln was a great president and he ended slavery
How Lincoln was a great president and he ended slavery