Lincoln Memorial（林肯纪念馆）

By Freelance Chinese Translator Li – English to Chinese translation or Chinese to English translation services - based in Harbin，China.

The Lincoln Memorial is an American memorial built to honor the 16th President of the United States, Abraham Lincoln. It is located on the National Mall in Washington, D.C. and was dedicated（落成） on May 30, 1922. The architect was Henry Bacon, the sculptor of the main statue (Abraham Lincoln, 1920) was Daniel Chester French, and the painter of the interior murals was Jules Guerin. The building is in the form of a Greek Doric temple and contains a large seated sculpture（坐姿雕像） of Abraham Lincoln and inscriptions（题词） of two well-known speeches by Lincoln. The memorial has been the site of many famous speeches, including Martin Luther King's "I Have a Dream" speech, delivered on August 28, 1963 during the rally at the end of the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom. Lincoln Memorial has been listed on the National Register of Historic Places(国家历史名录) since October 15, 1966. Then it was ranked seventh on the List of America's Favorite Architecture by the American Institute of Architects.

林肯纪念馆是一座仿古希腊巴特农神庙式的古典建筑，36根古朴的白色大理石柱环立四周——代表林肯总统逝世时美国所划分的36个州。 纪念堂正中是一座高19英尺的林肯坐像，他的双手安放在座椅扶手之上，神情庄严肃穆。雕像上方是一句题词──“林肯将永垂不朽，永存人民心里”。一侧墙壁上镌刻着林肯第二次就任总统时的演说辞。