Mount Rushmore National Monument was built to foster an understanding of US history and cultures and the importance of caring for that legacy. Mount Rushmore is also known as "The Shrine of Democracy", a symbol of freedom and hope for people from all cultures and backgrounds.
"The purpose of the memorial is to communicate the founding, expansion, preservation, and unification of the United States with colossal statues of Washington, Jefferson, Lincoln, and Theodore Roosevelt." Gutzon Borglum
Mt. Rushmore is supposed to mean that all the good presidents of the United States are regognized by carving their faces into stone..or maybe its rock.
The carving of four presidents on Mount Rushmore is located in South Dakota. This iconic monument features the faces of George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, Theodore Roosevelt, and Abraham Lincoln, and it was created by sculptor Gutzon Borglum. Mount Rushmore is situated in the Black Hills region, which holds significant cultural importance to several Native American tribes.
it is being built next to the presidents faces on mount Rushmore. it should be done by 2040. it will be the largest monument in the country. it was thought of in 46 and they started it in 69Natalie pfromm
the presidents.
It was difficult carving faces and ran out of some supplies!
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Abraham Lincoln
The faces on Mount Rushmore are those of former presidents, and to date (January 2016) there have been no female presidents of the United States.
No, mount Rushmore is a giant cliff with faces of some of the faces of presidents on it.
The carving of the faces on Mount Rushmore started in 1927, and ended in 1941.
The faces of the presidents carved into Mount Rushmore are manmade, but the granite into which the faces are carved is natural.
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