Wednesday 24 August 2011

World's Biggest Statue

The world's largest statue, The Crazy Horse Memorial is a mountain monument in the Black Hills of South Dakota, in the form of Crazy Horse, an Oglala Lakota warrior, riding a horse and pointing at the monument from a distance is the mountain carving (monument), the Indian Museum of North America, and Native American Cultural Center. The monument is being carved out of Thunderhead Mountain on land considered sacred by some Native Americans, between Custer and Hill City, about 8 miles (13 kilometers) from Mount Rushmore.
Final dimensions of the sculpture will be 641 feet (195 m) wide and 563 feet (172 m) high. The head of Crazy Horse is 87 feet (27 m) high, in comparison, the heads of four U.S. presidents at Mt. Rushmore are each 60 feet (18 m) high.The monument has been running since 1948 and is still far from completion. When finished, it will be the largest sculpture in the world.

Crazy Horse was a famed Lakota warrior and leader who played a key role in the defeat of 1876, the U.S. Cavalry seventh in the Battle of Little Bighorn in Montana. He died a year later after being stabbed in Nebraska.Crazy horse represents the values ​​of American Indian tribes - of bravery, generosity, respect, wisdom. So to be on this monument that represents some of the struggles that he fought long ago, of protecting our land base and our treaties. They were still in those fights today.Crazy Horse Memorial, June 2008.
The Crazy Horse Memorial is a mountain monument in the Black Hills of South Dakota, in the form of Crazy Horse, an Oglala Lakota warrior, riding and pointing at the monument is the carving distance.The mountain (monument) The Indian Museum of North America, and Native American Cultural Center.
The monument is being carved out of Thunderhead Mountain on land considered sacred by some Native Americans, between Custer and Hill City, about 8 miles (13 kilometers) from Mount Rushmore.The final dimensions will be 641 feet sculptures (195 m) wide and 563 feet (172 m) high. The head of Crazy Horse is 87 feet (27 m) high, in comparison, the heads of four U.S. presidents at Mt. Rushmore are each 60 feet (18 m) high.The monument has been running since 1948 and is still far from completion. When finished, will be the largest sculpture in the world.