Mount Rushmore
LocationUSA (South Dakota)
Built1941
Size18 m tall faces
Built ByUSA
About Mount Rushmore
Sculpted by Gutzon Borglum and 400 workers over 14 years. Features Washington, Jefferson, Roosevelt, and Lincoln. 90% of the carving was done with dynamite. Each face is 18 meters tall. The original plan included bodies down to the waist. A hidden chamber behind the heads stores historical documents. Over 3 million visitors per year.
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