The Tower was engineered
by Monsieur Eiffel in Paris
the Wheel was favoured
by Mr. Ferris
Michelangelo in Rome
contributed St. Peter's Basilica dome
Eddystone Lighthouse the first
was constructed by Winstanley and
in St. Paul's Cathedral
Sir Christopher Wren had a hand
the seated Thinker
was carved out by Auguste Rodin
the Taj Mahal (Mumtaz') tomb
commissioned by Shah Jahan
all roads lead to the Colosseum
started by Emperor Vespasian
Borglum executed Mount Rushmore
while Hadrian gave us the Wall
and Ferdinand de Lesseps
secured the Suez Canal
in Byzantine Constantinople
Justinian I built the Hagia Sophia
in Italy Bonanno Pisano began
the (later leaning) Tower of Pisa
the Egyptian Pharaoh Khafre
inspired the Sphinx
but in Scotland who designed
the Musselburgh (golf) Links
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Gutzon Borglum and four hundred other talented people carved Mount Rushmore.
They began in 1927 and finished fourteen years later during the second World
War.
This Presidential Memorial is truly a great work of art.
It has touched millions of people's hearts.
They carved the heads of Washington, Jefferson, Roosevelt and Lincoln too.
Carving these sculptures was a brilliant thing to do.
They chose to carve four of our best presidents.
It makes me proud to be an American when I look at this monument.
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