Salt Lake Herald-Republican | 1920-02-08 | Page 18 | Water Mirror for Lincoln Memorial

Water Mirror for or t f Lincoln 1 neo n Memorial O ONE NE of nf the mot most important and features of or the Lincoln Y Memorial 1 now nowa I a nv p preaching completion on In n Washington cd arid to pay the cost of which Congress has jUst just a aP ap P is a n huge water mirror mirror n or pool which will wiIl reflect the colossal statue of of t ti emancipator forming a n part of the memorial The statue is to be in bronze in showing Lincoln sea Betted mW and will be placed in the main pylon of ot tho the white marble temple From this position he will appear st to be gazing eastward in the direction of cf t W Washington Monument as if in contemplation of I that imposing structure The water mirror as described In n Popular Mechanics will be in the form of an arti dal lagoon or marble-bordered marble basin more than i a third of a mile in length and 60 feet wide and and will extend up to the very ery foot of the tho broad flight of st steps ps leading to the main platform on which the statue will stand About midway of its length the lagoon will have two lateral extension extensions uch feet long thus forming a sort of cross whit at its farthest end will be a supplementary supplemental foe fou thin bin pool by feet in size Thus it will be seen that there will be a Wt ve J considerable total area of water surface ace in which will be reflected not only tho temple and ti th thi j t statue but the surrounding flower beds and tre treMa and the blue or clouded d sky overhead No fOWl i thins will wiIl play in the main pool for it is desir desired deme that its reflecting surface remain j. j This will be the case except in very stormy weather since the marble borders around the pool pod will afford protection from all ordinary wID winds The water mirror suggested by similar feat eat l lores ores ornamenting the walks around the famous amous' Taj Mahal mausoleum in India undoubtedly will add vastly to the tho beauty ol of the Lincoln Memorial and its surroundings