The Mount Rushmore National Memorial The Memorial is a group of 4 sculptures of the heads of the US Presidents. It is in the Mount Rushmore in South. - презентация

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2 The Mount Rushmore National Memorial

3 The Memorial is a group of 4 sculptures of the heads of the US Presidents. It is in the Mount Rushmore in South Dakota

4 Sculptures of 1 – George Washington 2 – Thomas Jefferson 3 – Theodore Roosevelt 4 – Abraham Lincoln represent the first 130 years of the history of the USA

5 George Washington – the 1 st President, the author of the US Constitution Thomas Jefferson – the 3 rd President, the author of the Declaration of Independence

6 Theodore Roosevelt – negotiated an end to the Russia – Japanese War for which he won the Nobel Peace Prize Abraham Lincoln – successfully led his country through the American Civil War

7 The Memorial was created by Gutzon Borglum. The construction began in 1927

8 The Memorial was completed in 1941

9 One of the most visited places in the USA the Memorial is very popular tourist destination

10 It is visited by tourists every year

11 The Memorial is regarded as Americas National Treasure

12 Due to its fame the Monument is often depicted in films and TV series and is also the subject of satire and parody

13 The memorial was iconically used as the location of the final scene in Alfred Hitchcocks classic action film North by Northwest

14 One of the characters was shown falling from the statue of George Washington

15 The entire Memorial covers about 5 km and each statue is 18 m high