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Lincoln Memorial was built in honour of Abraham Lincoln, the sixteenth president of the USA. He became an important political figure in the history of his country: he led the country through the most dangerous and devastating experience in its history – the Civil War.
On March 4, 1861 Abraham Lincoln was elected as President of the USA. And a month later the American Civil War began which split the country in two: the Union (the North) and the Confederate States (the South). At the beginning of the war the South had a number of advantages: they were stronger because they had the best officers. To arouse the spirit of his soldiers Lincoln issued the Emancipation Proclamation which made all slaves free from January 1, 1863. After the battle Gettysburg it was clear that the Confederate army would never recover from their defeat. The Civil war was over. It put an end to slavery in the USA. However, not all people wanted any changes in a master – slave relationship. One of them assassinated Lincoln on Good Friday, April 14, 1865 at Ford’s Theatre in Washington.
Americans remember and honour their sixteenth president. Inside the Memorial you can see this huge statue of the former president - the hero, the patriot and the country-lover.
Some of the tallest buildings in the world are situated in New York City. The Empire State Building, a sky – scraper with 102 floors is one of them. It was the tallest building in New York for more than 40 years until World Trade Centre was topped out in 1970.