Mount Rushmore
South Dakota monument
Mount Rushmore is a massive sculpture carved into a granite cliff in South Dakota's Black Hills, featuring the sixty-foot heads of four U.S. presidents: Washington, Jefferson, Lincoln, and Theodore Roosevelt.
Completed in 1941, it functions as a symbol of American history and national identity.
Figuratively, something is the Mount Rushmore of its category when it represents the most iconic examples: Who's on the Mount Rushmore of basketball?
Thing preserving remembrance
- landmarkNotable point of reference
- nationalOf a country
- shrineSacred devotional place
- carvingShaping by cutting away
Black Hills · South Dakota · iconic · colossal · monolithic · tribute · symbolic · majestic
Intended arrival point
- sightseeingVisiting places of interest
- visitors centerFacility for arriving guests
- attractionPull toward something
- roadtripLeisure travel by car
vacation · Keystone · Rapid City · Black Hills · Crazy Horse · Badlands · souvenir · gift shop
Shaping by cutting away
- dynamitePowerful blasting compound
- jackhammerPower tool for breaking concrete
- chiselEdged carving implement
- bas-reliefSculpture projecting slightly
stonecraft · drilling · blasting · pointing · honeycomb · artistry · masterpiece · scale
U.S. seat of government
- JeffersonThird American president
- LincolnMidwestern state capital
- Theodore RooseveltTwenty-sixth American president
- founding fathersMale originators of institutions
democracy · republic · leadership · statesmanship · legacy · Constitution · Declaration of Independence · Louisiana Purchase
Igneous rock, quartz-rich
- batholithLarge underground igneous mass
- PrecambrianEarliest geological eon
- quartzCrystalline silicon dioxide
- feldsparSilicate mineral group
mica · outcrop · crystalline · bedrock · weathering · exfoliation · durability
memorial
Thing preserving remembrance
carving · Black Hills · South Dakota · iconic · colossal · monolithic · tribute · symbolic · majestic · panorama
destination
Intended arrival point
- sightseeingVisiting places of interest
- visitors centerFacility for arriving guests
- attractionPull toward something
roadtrip · vacation · Keystone · Rapid City · Black Hills · Crazy Horse · Badlands · souvenir · gift shop · lighting ceremony
carving
Shaping by cutting away
- dynamitePowerful blasting compound
- jackhammerPower tool for breaking concrete
- chiselEdged carving implement
bas-relief · stonecraft · drilling · blasting · pointing · honeycomb · artistry · masterpiece · scale · proportion
Washington
U.S. seat of government
- JeffersonThird American president
- LincolnMidwestern state capital
- Theodore RooseveltTwenty-sixth American president
founding fathers · democracy · republic · leadership · statesmanship · legacy · Constitution · Declaration of Independence · Louisiana Purchase · expansion
granite
Igneous rock, quartz-rich
- batholithLarge underground igneous mass
- PrecambrianEarliest geological eon
- quartzCrystalline silicon dioxide
feldspar · mica · outcrop · crystalline · bedrock · weathering · exfoliation · durability
- Famous LandmarksEiffel Tower, Taj Mahal, Great Wall, Pyramids of Giza, Giza pyramids
- AmericanaAmerican flag, Fourth of July, bald eagle, Thanksgiving, apple pie
- American LandmarksStatue of Liberty, Lincoln Memorial, Washington Monument, Golden Gate Bridge, Grand Canyon
- George Washingtonfirst president, founding father, Continental Army, crossing the Delaware, Valley Forge
- monumentsWashington Monument, Lincoln Memorial, Statue of Liberty, Arc de Triomphe, obelisk
- StatuesStatue of Liberty, David, The Thinker, Venus de Milo, Christ the Redeemer
Mount Rushmoresand mandala
Colored granules arranged spiritually
ice sculpture · unmarked grave · chalk drawing · Statue of Liberty
mount, mountain, mounting, mounted, mountainous, mounts, mountaineering, remount, Rushmore