The Reflecting Pool was designed by Lincoln Memorial architect Henry Bacon, who envisioned it as a mirror that would reflect the images of the Washington Monument and the Lincoln Memorial, structures that the Reflecting Pool also visually connects. While it was being constructed, it was referred to as a “water mirror.”
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