Abraham Lincoln: The Head of State
Abraham Lincoln: The Head of State is a 9-foot tall bronze statue of Abraham Lincoln in Grant Park, in Chicago. Created by Augustus Saint-Gaudens and completed by his workshop in 1908, it was intended by the artist to evoke the loneliness and burden of command felt by Lincoln during his presidency.
Wikimedia, Public domain.- Memorial
- …stands 8.9 feet (2.7 metres) tall
- Description: statue
- Also known as“Seated Lincoln”“Sitting Lincoln”
- Established: May 31, 1926
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Chicago "L"
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Abraham Lincoln: The Head of State
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Latitude
41.87729° or 41° 52′ 38″ north
Longitude
-87.62154° or 87° 37′ 18″ west
Open location code
86HJV9GH+W9
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
historic = memorial
Wikidata ID
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Italian—“Abraham Lincoln: The Head of State” goes by many names.
أبراهام لينكولن: رئيس الدولةArabic
أبراهام لينكون: رئيس الدولةArabic
Աբրահամ Լինքոլն, նախագահArmenian
Abraham Lincoln: The Head of StateItalian
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