You walk between them and are stopped in your tracks by the huge sculpture in front of you. This marble masterpiece, by Daniel Chester French, momentarily stuns you. Lincoln is seated peacefully in an armchair, his stare upon the Capitol Building in the distance, a sober statement on the need to not forget his great accomplishments for this country.
The walls around him are covered with murals, and the Gettysburg Address is etched in the stone on the south wall.
It is a very humbling experience to stand in this memorial temple.


