American history, immortalized in stone

The Mount Rushmore - ONE OF THE SYMBOLS U.S. Mount Rushmore - a memorial and an impressive monument to American history. Here the rocks are carved images of four American presidents - George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, Theodore Roosevelt and Abraham Lincoln. The impressive view of the memorial sculpture presidents were sozdanyna south-eastern slope of the mountain massif Black Hills in the U.S. state of South Dakota, and located at an altitude of 1,737 meters. Portraits of four former presidents of the United States of America, immortalized in the white cliffs as a symbol of democracy and the American dream. Memorial attended by more than three million tourists annually. Mount Rushmore Work on the monument began in 1927 under the leadership of sculptor Borglum Hudson, who worked on the monument, along with four hundreds of workers who labored to create a masterpiece all year round. About 90% of the breed was scrubbed due to explosions of dynamite. Details of those presidents were cut from the rock by means of pneumatic jackhammers. Despite the extremely dangerous conditions, all workers who were suspended on long lifeline, have returned home safe and sound, after 14 years of work on a sculptural composition. Image of George Washington's first design was completed sculpture of Washington, its opening was held on July 4, 1934. Two years later, were completed picture of President Roosevelt and his predecessor, Thomas Jefferson. For the 150-year anniversary of the United States Constitution on Sept. 17, 1937 was a monument to Lincoln, the final sculptural. Formally, all the monument was inaugurated on Oct. 31, 1941. Despite this, the full plan of sculpture was not carried to completion as originally planned, except that the heads of the presidents will also carved their figures to the waist. Work had been suspended because of the sudden death of Borglum. Later, his son tried to complete the work, but funding for the project was suspended due to costs associated with the U.S. entry into World War II. Portrait of Lincoln's entire Memorial Mount Rushmore was designed to attract tourists to the Black Hills. Most visitors come here during the summer, from June to August, but the most appropriate time to visit is April-May or from September to October.