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In the Black Hills, not far from the famous Mount Rushmore is the famous memorial dedicated to Indian chiefs. Crazy Horse Memorial. Crazy Horse Memorial.





Grand Chief Sioux menacing looks from above. And he do? After all, since 1948, when work began on the sculpture, the legendary leader appeared only head ...



But in 1876 he stopped the promotion of Army General Crook and utterly routed the cavalry in the valley of the Little Bighorn ... He refused to sign any agreement with the Government of the United States and did not want to go to Washington to meet with President of the US himself. His presence in the reservations held command of the army in constant tension ...



And now ... Just curious, millions of tourists come to the unfinished sculpture, provoking harsh and unsociable Indian.



According to the plan Korczak Zyulkovski, American sculptor with Polish roots, Crazy Horse, carved from solid rock, had to sit on his horse. The size of the memorial is simply amazing - it should be 195 m. In width and 172 meters in height.



With the request for the establishment of the monument in 1939 to the sculptor asked the leaders of the Sioux tribe. Memorial must demonstrate that the Indians were and are great heroes.



The work on the memorial has become a matter of life K. Zyulkovski. 34, he worked on the creation of the memorial. But in 1982 the sculptor died and has not completed a huge project.



However, it remains very detailed sketches of figures and work continues Zyulkovski family members and a group of enthusiasts.



In 1998 it was completed the face of an Indian chief, but further work are moving very slowly. The reason is simple. No money. Financing of the project is largely due to the tourists who come to see one of the most grandiose statues carved into the cliffs.

When irreconcilable Injun, who died at the hands of an agent of the federal government, will be completely out of the rock - it is unknown. And whether it is destined to happen? Indian shamans claim that the memorial has not ever be completed ...

Source: turj.ru