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The Lincoln Memorial |
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Seen from the Washington Monument |
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The Lincoln Memorial |
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The Lincoln Memorial is frequented by visitors from all over the world. |
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The Lincoln Memorial |
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IN THIS TEMPLE
AS IN THE HEART OF THE PEOPLE
FOR WHOM HE SAVED THE UNION
THE MEMORIAL OF ABRAHAM LINCOLN
IS ENSHRINED FOREVER |
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The Mall |
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Lincoln's view looks down the Mall towards the Washington Monument and Capitol Hill beyond. |
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The Smithsonian Institute |
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The Spirit of St Louis |
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The Smithsonian Institute |
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The original aeroplane used by the Wright Brothers at Kittyhawk to make the first powered flight. |
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The Smithsonian Institute |
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Lunar lander. |
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The British are coming! |
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Between the Mall and the White House. |
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The White House |
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At dusk, the seat of the most powerful person in the world? |
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The White House |
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The next day. |
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Ford's Theater |
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On 10th Street NW, just off E Street, the tourists are milling around to see where President Lincoln was assinated. |
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Ford's Theater |
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The balcony inside the theater where it all happened. |
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Ford's Theater |
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This pistol used by John Wilkes Boot to commit the crime, kept in the museum below the theater. |
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