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Who carved the faces on Mount Rushmore?

In the Black Mountains of South Dakota, 40 km southwest of Rapid City in America, is one of the most interesting sights. Mount Rushmore National Memorial. It was erected in honor of four American presidents: George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, Abraham Lincoln and Theodore Roosevelt. Giant images of all four are carved into the granite of the mountain, which reaches 1745 m in height. The size of each face from chin to forehead is 18 meters, which is twice as large as the Great Sphinx.

The work was created by American sculptor Gatson Borglum. Borglum is a man who was interested in the development of American art. His works are also well known: the huge head of Lincoln in the city of Washington, the statue of General Sheridan and the figures of the twelve apostles in the Cathedral of St. John the Evangelist in New York City.

Borglum began work on Mount Rushmore in August 1927. The first figure of Washington was completed on July 4, 1930. On March 6, 1941, Borglum died. Work on the creation of the memorial continued until October under the direction of his son Lincoln. But the last sculpture, Roosevelt, was never finished. 14 years passed between the start of work and its completion. The total cost was about $1 million. The federal government gave 84% of this cost. The rest of the funds came from private individuals.

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