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The monument is built on land sacred to the Lakota Sioux, known as the "Six Grandfathers" (

Mount Rushmore National Memorial , often referred to as the "Shrine of Democracy," is a massive sculpture carved into the granite face of Mount Rushmore in the Black Hills of South Dakota. Completed in 1941, the monument features the 60-foot heads of Presidents George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, Theodore Roosevelt, and Abraham Lincoln. 🏛️ Memorial Overview subtitle Rushmore

To help you with your report, would you like more details on: used by the workers? The geological composition of the granite? Current preservation efforts to prevent erosion? The monument is built on land sacred to

Represents the nation's foundation (Washington), expansion (Jefferson), development (Roosevelt), and preservation (Lincoln). The geological composition of the granite

An unfinished chamber behind the presidents' heads intended to house documents like the Declaration of Independence. 📅 Visiting Information

Near Keystone, South Dakota, within the Black Hills.

Sculptor Gutzon Borglum oversaw the project from 1927 until his death in 1941, when his son Lincoln Borglum finished the work.