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This is for the remembrance of the Late President Abraham Lincoln who give his entire knowledge and wisdom on how to make a balanced and equal society in America. That there should be no racial discrimination and to stop slavery among whites and the blacks. He unites the South and the North America also and now that the reason why there's this United States of America.

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cuz they wanted to fit the whole body of him and @ first they where going to have it smaller sized but the body did not fit in the memorial so they had 2 make it bigger then what they where going to have the memorial in the first place and that is my awnser and besides i looked up to find the awnser and guess what this is what i got so i wrought down my answer and this is a crapy place to get info allison,11 peace out my bffls

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To memorialize Abraham Lincoln for what he did for our country :)!!!!

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Because Abraham Lincoln was a honored president of the USA.

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Abraham Lincoln did not build the Memorial himself. It was built by Daniel Chester French (the sculptor) and Henry Bacon (the architect) from the year 1912 to ten years later in 1922.

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To remember and honor Abraham Lincoln.

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It became a symbol in 1994

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When did they build Lincoln Memorial?

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Why did they decide to build the Lincoln Memorial?

To honor president Lincoln


How many people did it take to build Lincoln Memorial?

It took 3,600 people to built the Lincoln memorial


Who build the Lincoln Memorial?

Henry Bacon.


Why did Abe Lincoln build the Lincoln Memorial?

He didn't. It's a memorial, which means it was built after he died as an honor to Lincoln and his accomplishments as president.


What was used to build the Lincoln memorial?

The Lincoln Memorial was made with Indiana Limestone, Yule Marble and Georgian Marble.


Why did the US build the Lincoln Memorial?

to memorialize the 16th president, Abraham lincoln


What tools were used to build the Lincoln memorial?

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How much marble did they use to build the Lincoln Memorial?

over 570 tons


How much does the Lincoln Memorial weigh?

The ground breaking for the Lincoln Memorial was on February 12, 1914. The memorial sits on 6.3 ares of land, cost $2,957,000 to build, and has an estimated weight of 38,000 tons!


Why did Henry Becan build the Abraham Lincoln Memorial?

Henry Bacon built the Lincoln Memorial in order to honor the 16th President of the United States, Abraham Lincoln. It took eight years to build the memorial which was dedicated in 1922. Several other monuments and statues have been built to honor past presidents.


For What person was the Lincoln Memorial named?

The Lincoln Memorial was named for Abraham Lincoln