Not of the hallowed edifice overlooking the National Mall, but of its vast “undercroft,” which for more than 100 years has been its dark basement, marked by stalactites and old graffiti.

Rubenstein. But the idea to renovate the undercroft had been under discussion for years, said Jeff Reinbold, the Park Service superintendent of National Mall and Memorial Parks. "Over time ...

This cross-section view shows the Lincoln Memorial atop the undercroft, part of which will house a new museum. National Park Service While building the Lincoln Memorial between 1914 and 1922 ...

the National Park Service announced in a release Monday. The new exhibit will be at the base of the memorial known as the undercroft, which NPS describes as "a tall grid of concrete columns ...

Now, thanks to a big donation and a huge renovation, the undercroft will be open to the ... get a view of the area,” said Mike Litterst, a National Park Service spokesman. The cavernous area ...

WASHINGTON — The National Park Service is adding an underground ... structure’s foundations in a cavernous area known as the undercroft. New exhibits and multi-media presentations will ...