the Lincoln Memorial
/ðə ˌlɪŋkən məˈmɔːriəl/
/ðə ˌlɪŋkən məˈmɔːriəl/
- a large building in Washington, DC, in memory of President Abraham Lincoln. It is made of marble (= a hard white stone) and the design by Henry Bacon was based on the Parthenon in Athens, Greece. The Memorial is in West Potomac Park at one end of the Mall and was completed in 1922. Inside is a large statue of Lincoln sitting in a chair. The words of his Gettysburg Address and his speech at his second Inauguration Day are cut into stone inside the building.
林肯纪念堂（Lincoln Memorial）：位于华盛顿特区的一座大型建筑，以纪念亚伯拉罕·林肯总统。它由大理石制成，亨利·培根的设计基于希腊雅典的帕台农神庙。纪念馆位于购物中心一端的西波托马克公园，于1922年完工。里面是坐在椅子上的林肯大雕像。他在《葛底斯堡演说》中的讲话和他在第二届就职典礼当天的讲话都被切成石块。