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The statue inside the Lincoln Memorial is made of 28 pieces of marble. It stands 19 feet tall and weighs 120 tons, the National Park Service says.

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The statue inside the Lincoln Memorial is made of 28 pieces of marble. It stands 19 feet tall and weighs 120 tons, the National Park Service says.ILLUSTRATION · AI

The Lincoln statue in the Lincoln Memorial is made of 28 pieces of marble and weighs 120 tons.

The National Park Service's building statistics give the statue's height and width as 19 feet each, and its weight as 120 tons, or 175 tons with the pedestal. It was assembled from 28 pieces, and it cost $88,400.

The memorial's groundbreaking took place on February 12, 1914, and it was dedicated on May 30, 1922.

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