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The quintessential American monument, Mount Rushmore honors the
three greatest U.S. Presidents, plus one more contemporaneous with
the sculptor.
There are interesting bits of trivia to be learned here...for instance, did you know that the figures were originally to be carved to the waist, but were not finished before the sculptor's death? Or, that the figure of Jefferson was originally to have been to the left of Washington? (Flaws in the granite were found after the head was partly carved, and it was removed and carved in its present position, instead.) Finally, there is a canyon behind Lincoln's head, at the head of which the sculptor planned a "gallery of records" to house copies of the Declaration of Independence, Constitution, and various paintings. |