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A giant underground chamber sits beneath Lincoln’s statue.

April 15, 2023

Construction to begin soon on new $70 million exhibit UNDER the Lincoln Memorial

Beginning this summer, the National Park Service will begin a nearly $70 million renovation below the 19-foot, 175-ton statue of America's 16th president. The renovation will involve transforming a giant, hidden underground chamber located beneath the statue into a 15,000 square-foot interactive exhibit.

https://www.history.com/news/lincoln-memorial-facts

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/lincoln-memorial-new-70-million-dollar-exhibit-construction-soon/

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David Rubenstein, co-founder of The Carlyle Group donated $18.5 million to construct new museum exhibits underneath the Lincoln Memorial.

https://www.npr.org/local/305/2023/02/22/1158737570/a-new-museum-is-opening-underneath-the-lincoln-memorial