Here is my tourist photo of the Lincoln Memorial. It is
bigger than the back of a penny.
This view of the steps shows how huge the pillars are.
The statue is gigantic. The detail is amazing, down to the
folds of the coat and the fingernails.
I managed to get a closeup that shows how lifelike the eyes
are.
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Not satisfied with the usual touristy photos, I tried for an
unusual angle that no one else in the crowd seemed interested in. This shows Lincoln’s
cloak draped over the side of his chair. Notice how much detail the sculptor added,
in an area where most people would not look.
That picture and this one showed a detail I had been
ignorant of. I had assumed the two hands would be about the same. But the left
hand is in a fist.
My next post will be of the building I was most eager to
see.
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