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Abraham Lincoln: The Head of State

Abraham Lincoln: The Head of State is a 9-foot tall bronze statue of Abraham Lincoln in , in . 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.
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  • Type: Memorial
  • Description: statue
  • Also known as: “Seated Lincoln” and “Sitting Lincoln”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include School of the Art Institute of Chicago and Chicago "L".

University
Photo: Alanscottwalker, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The is a private art school associated with the in , . Tracing its history to an art students' cooperative founded in 1866, which grew into the and school, SAIC has been accredited since 1936 by the Higher Learning Commission and by the National Association of Schools of Art and Design since 1944. is situated 580 feet north of Abraham Lincoln: The Head of State.

Photo: lazytom, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The Chicago "L" is the rapid transit system serving the city of and some of its surrounding suburbs in the U.S. state of . Operated by the , it is the fourth-largest rapid transit system in the United States in terms… is situated 1,300 feet west of Abraham Lincoln: The Head of State.

Railway station
Photo: Richie Diesterheft, CC BY 2.0.
is a commuter rail station in downtown that serves the Metra Electric Line to , , and neighborhood; and the South Shore Line to and . is situated 400 feet west of Abraham Lincoln: The Head of State.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Printer’s Row and Loop.

Neighborhood
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Printers Row, also known as Printing House Row, is a Chicago neighborhood located in South Loop. The area of Printers Row is generally defined by Ida B.

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The is the central business district of , bounded by the Chicago River to the north and west, Harrison Street to the south, and Lake Michigan to the east.

Photo: Raymonst, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is the home of the blues and the truth of jazz, the heart of comedy and the idea of the skyscraper. Here, the age of railroads found its center, and airplanes followed suit.

Abraham Lincoln: The Head of State

Latitude
41.87729° or 41° 52′ 38″ north
Longitude
-87.62154° or 87° 37′ 18″ west
Inception
May 31st, 1926
Height
8.9 feet (2.7 metres)
Open location code
86HJV9GH+W9
Open­Street­Map ID
way 763952137
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­memorial
Wiki­data ID
Q4668995
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Italian—“Abraham Lincoln: The Head of State” goes by many names.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include North President’s Court and Van Buren Pedestrian Bridge.

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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Abraham Lincoln: The Head of State”. Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.