The Lincoln Book Tower, Ford's Theatre Center for Education and Leadership in Washington, DC
The Tower is at the Ford’s Theatre Center for Education and Leadership which is right across from the Ford's Theatre.
This 34-foot tower of books about Abraham Lincoln symbolizes that the last word on this great man will never be written.
The books in the tower are made from fireproof bent aluminum; the exhibit designers printed the cover art directly onto the metal book “jackets.” The tower features 205 real titles, most of which are currently in print. The titles repeat throughout the tower, and the tower totals approximately 6,800 books. At three stories high, the tower represents just a fraction of the 15,000 titles written about Lincoln.
The Lincoln Book Tower, Ford's Theatre Center for Education and Leadership in Washington, DC
The Tower is at the Ford’s Theatre Center for Education and Leadership which is right across from the Ford's Theatre.
This 34-foot tower of books about Abraham Lincoln symbolizes that the last word on this great man will never be written.
The books in the tower are made from fireproof bent aluminum; the exhibit designers printed the cover art directly onto the metal book “jackets.” The tower features 205 real titles, most of which are currently in print. The titles repeat throughout the tower, and the tower totals approximately 6,800 books. At three stories high, the tower represents just a fraction of the 15,000 titles written about Lincoln.