The Cultural Review

Emergency Repairs

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The Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool showing signs of decay, including peeling paint and graffiti, with the Lincoln Memorial in the background.
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Emergency repairs address reflecting pool problems

Just two weeks after a tourist's social media post highlighted peeling paint, emergency repair work on the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool is set to begin, costing taxpayers an estimated $5 million.

Eleanor Voss·June 23, 2026