📆 On this day in 1922, the Lincoln Memorial was dedicated in Washington, DC. Daniel Chester French’s sculpture of our 16th President sits within Henry Bacon’s white marble building, which was modeled after the Greek temples. Did you know? 🤔 Lincoln’s only surviving child, 78-year-old Robert Todd Lincoln, was present at the ceremony. To learn more, watch America’s Greatest Monuments. Tonight at 11 PM. https://bitly.com/33CFKf5 | Smithsonian Channel Aviation Nation

The Lincoln Memorial is a majestic symbol of American freedom. The History Channel is proud to join with the National Park Foundation to provide a Save Our History grant to help preserve the memorial for future generations. Narration by Pulitzer-Prize winning historian Doris Kearns Goodwin | HISTORY

Millions of people visit the Lincoln Memorial ever year 🗓️BUT they've never seen what's under it 😏 Where should we go next? 🤔 | What's Inside?