You must have seen the sculptures of many famous people in your city. But would you believe us if we tell you that there is a *whole mountain⛰ which has been carved with the faces of famous people? Well, let’s find out about it.🧐
Mount Rushmore is also known as the President’s mountain.😮 It is located in the Black Hills of Keystone, South Dakota, USA. (Globe🌏 time!!!)
This incredible sculpture has faces of four famous presidents of America – George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, Theodore Roosevelt, and Abraham Lincoln in order from left to right.➡
This was built by the famous sculptor Gutzon Borglum.👨 The work on this project started in 1927 and got completed in 1941.
The actual plan was to carve entire bodies down to their waist but due to a lack of money,💰 the monument was declared completed in 1941.🤷♀
The most remarkable fact about this mountain is that even though its construction⛏ work was so dangerous, no one died during the whole project.👍
Fun Facts
👉 It took about 14 years for 400 workers to complete this project.😮
👉 Each of the presidents’ faces is equal to a six-storey high building.🤯
👉 On average around thirty lakh visitors visit here every year.👻
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