The Lincoln Memorial had a typo The Lincoln Memorial contains a typo in one of the engravings that can still be seen if you look closely enough! pic.twitter.com/ammS5gWh6a — SERIOUSLY STRANGE (@SeriousStrange) March 12, 2015 In the inscription of Abraham Lincoln's second inaugural address, the word “future” started with an “E” instead of an “F”. The bottom part of the “E” was filled in to fix it. But if you look closely, the extra leg is still visible. Is Kanye West really running for president? Here’s why it’s maybe too late The Washington National Cathedral has a 3.6-billion-year-old piece of space rock #DYK Washington National Cathedral has a Space Window? Photos from Apollo 11 provided insp for the color palette and it even includes a piece of the Moon — presented to the Cathedral by the Apollo 11 astronauts. More from @WNCathedral : https://t.co/zfJSUqIa4y #SpiritofApollo pic.twitter.com/mIMew1iftI — National Air and Space Museum (@airandspace) December 11, 2018 This is the cathedral's Space Window. Right in the centre is a sliver of moon rock that's 3.6 billion years old. The cathedral received the Moon rock from Apollo 11 astronauts Neil Armstrong, Buzz Aldrin and Michael Collins in 1974. The Washington Monument wasn't meant to be 2 colours Construction of the Washington Monument began in 1848. It was built with marble, blue gneiss and granite. Six years later, the Washington National Monument Society ran out of money and construction stopped for the next 25 years. In 1876, the US government took over. Marble from a different quarry was used to finish the monument and over time, the sections changed colour as the materials reacted differently to the weather. 5 of the best post-pandemic travel destinations in Europe, Africa and Asia The White House and the Capitol were designed in a public competition #ArchitectureWeek : Day-5 Dr. William Thornton (1759 – 1828) •He was among early patron of Federal-style architecture and is honored as 'The First Architect' for his design of the United States Capitol in 1793. #ArchWeek19 #AIA #Architects #Designmatters #blueprintforbetter pic.twitter.com/lG6MTVxgxS — Russell and Dawson (@rdaepct) April 26, 2019 George Washington, Thomas Jefferson and the commissioners of DC judged the competition. Jefferson submitted drawings for the White House design himself, but Irish architect James Hoban won the commission. The Capitol was designed by doctor William Thornton. He won the competition despite having no formal training in architecture. The Thomas Jefferson Memorial was originally a monument site for Theodore Roosevelt A Theodore Roosevelt monument was planned in the 1920s, but Congress never gave it funding. After he was elected in the 1930s, Franklin Roosevelt pushed to get a memorial for Jefferson. Congress created the Thomas Jefferson Memorial Commission. Architect John Russell Pope designed the memorial and Pope used Jefferson's architectural styles in its design. There's a “whispering gallery” in the Capitol Enjoyed showing friends and family around the capitol this weekend. View from the whispering gallery never gets old! pic.twitter.com/2gG0yaJD8f — Josh Wilson (@JoshWilsonIA) December 16, 2018 In some areas of the National Statuary Hall, you can whisper and still be clearly heard yards away. The hall is one of the most popular rooms for tourists today. 5 most controversial claims about Trump in niece Mary’s new book The Capitol was meant to be George Washington's burial ground The tomb of Washington. The Grand Masons, paying tribute. pic.twitter.com/a2hqEsfCvo — Douglas Bradburn (@DouglasBradburn) December 14, 2019 After Washington's death in 1799, Congress wanted to honour him but the chamber in the Capitol was still under construction. So Washington was placed in a temporary tomb at Mount Vernon in Virginia. But he had requested in his will that he be buried in his home of Virginia, so his body has stayed at Mount Vernon ever since. Want more stories like this? Sign up here . Follow STYLE on Facebook , Instagram , YouTube and Twitter . This article origina lly appeared on Business Insider.