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Mount Rushmore

Mount Rushmore National Memorial, without a doubt one of the most famous sights of the United States, a tribute to the great American presidents, designed to preserve the memory of the great history of the country for many centuries.

Located in the mountains of the Black Hills, South Dakota, the memorial attracts three million people every year. The idea of creating the monument belonged to a local historian Doane Robinson. However, in his original plan the rock had to be shown more personalities.

Millions of dollars and fourteen years of hard work were spent to cope with this gigantic task; Gatson Borglum died in March 1941, a few months before the end of the work on this grand monument. Its creation was completed by his son Lincoln.

Interesting Facts �Mountain got its name in honor of the New York lawyer Charles Rushmore. � The image of Jefferson was originally expected to the right of Washington, but it turned out that there was unsuitable stone for these sculptures, and it had to be moved to the other location. �The size of the stone eyes of presidents are about three feet (about 1 m) in diameter. �Originally Borglum planned to create the images of presidents in a full growth. � Borglum was personally acquainted with president Theodore Roosevelt.