there are 36 columns at the memorial, representing the 36 states at the time of Lincoln`s death.
The Lincoln Memorial has 36 Doric columns around it.
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 lincoln memorial
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.
for the number of states in us or union, when he was shot
The Lincoln Memorial in Washington, D.C. features 36 columns, representing the number of states in the Union at the time of President Abraham Lincoln's death in 1865. The columns also symbolize the unity of the United States during Lincoln's presidency. The memorial's architecture was designed to evoke classical Greek and Roman styles, which often featured columns as a prominent architectural element.
The states on the Lincoln Memorial are the 36 states that were in the Union at the time of Lincoln's election. ADDENDUM: The states at the top of the memorial are the 48 states that were part of the US at the time it was built (excluding Alaska & Hawaii). There are 36 columns on the monument's outside and each of those at the top has an inscribed state. Those states are the 25 union and 11 suceded states.
He was the 36th President.
States in the union at the time of Lincoln's Presidency
36 years