Imagine cresting the steps of the Lincoln Memorial and instead of seeing the imposing-yet-human white stone sculpture of the president who presided over the Civil War, coming face to face with a sculpture of the log cabin he grew up in.
The design was one iteration of the memorial that for generations has inspired its visitors and symbolized unity and freedom, said Diana Schaub, a Loyola University Maryland political science professor speaking at a panel discussion on memorial architecture. But often, those first versions end up on the drafting room floor.
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