AMERICAN MONUMENTS

Vasily Krivosheev

Mount Rushmore

Mount Rushmore, the President's Mountain, is located in the Black Hills of South Dakota

USS Arizona Memorial

Pearl Harbor and the USS Arizona Memorial remain top tourist destinations in Hawaii with over 1,500,000 visitors annually.

The Washington Monument

At 555 feet, 5 1/8 inches, the Washington Monument is considered to be the tallest piece of free-standing masonry in the world. Patterned after ancient Egyptian obelisks (though several times larger), it dominates the Mall and much of downtown Washington DC with its symbolic presence, attracting more than 800,000 visitors a year.

The Jefferson Memorial

Situated on the South side of the Tidal Basin, in West Potomac park, the Thomas Jefferson Memorial is one of the cities most picturesque landmarks.

The Lincoln Memorial

The building was constructed in the style of a classical greek temple with 36 columns meant to represent the Union at the time of Abraham Lincoln's death .

Above the statue the words: "In this Temple, as in the hearts of the people, for whom he saved the Union, the memory of Abraham Lincoln is enshrined forever".

The Liberty Bell

Tradition tells of a chime that changed the world on July 8, 1776, with the Liberty Bell ringing out from the tower of Independence Hall summoning the citizens of Philadelphia to hear the first public reading of the Declaration of Independence by Colonel John Nixon.

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