Презентация "Monuments in the USA"

Its height is 555 feet, that is, 169 metres.
It holds the title of the world's tallest stone obelisk.
Construction of the monument began in 1848 and was completed in 1884-1885

The monument is designed by architect Robert Mills.

The monument contains an elevator and an 897-step staircase leading to the observation deck at the top, which offers a panoramic view of the capital.
The structure is crowned with a capstone made of aluminum—a rare and valuable metal for its time—inscribed with the Latin words "Laus Deo" ("Praise be to God").

At the center of the memorial stands a 5.8-meter (19-foot) bronze statue of Thomas Jefferson, created by sculptor Rudolph Evans.
Its height is 129 feet, that is, 39.3 metres.
It was built in 1943.

The monument is designed by architect John Russell Pope.

The interior walls are inscribed with excerpts from Jefferson's most influential writings, including passages from the Declaration of Independence, the Virginia Statute for Religious Freedom, and his notes on slavery and education.

It was built using white Colorado marble and Indiana limestone.
Inside the memorial chamber sits the colossal 19-foot (5.8-meter) seated marble statue of Abraham Lincoln.
It was built in 1922.

The monument is designed by architect Henry Bacon.

It is a powerful symbol of the ongoing struggle for civil rights and equality. It was on its steps that Martin Luther King Jr. delivered his historic "I Have a Dream" speech in 1963.