The Lincoln Memorial was built in 1922 from marble in the city of Washington. Daniel French is a sculptor. Henry Bacon is an architect. Memorial Built in honor of Abraham Lincoln. Every year more than 6 million people visit it. Several popular urban legends are associated with the statue of the president. According to one of them, on the back of the head of Lincoln is carved the face of Robert Edward Lee, who is looking towards his manor Krustis-Lee in Arlington. According to the second legend, the president demonstrates his initials with the help of American sign language: his left brush is gesticulating the letter “A” and the right one “L”. National Park Service denies this