Crazy Horse Memorial, Mountain monument in South Dakota.
The Crazy Horse Memorial is a mountain monument under construction on privately held land in the Black Hills, in Custer County, South Dakota.
It was commissioned by Henry Standing Bear, a Lakota elder, to be sculpted by Korczak Ziolkowski.
It is considered a tribute to the Native American culture and a response to Mount Rushmore, which honors four U.S. presidents.
The memorial is not yet complete but is open for public visitation.
When finished, it may become the world's largest sculpture.
Location: Custer County
Inception: June 3, 1948
Architect: Korczak Ziolkowski
Creator: Korczak Ziolkowski
Height: 172 m
Website: crazyhorsememorial.org
Sources: Wikimedia, OpenStreetMap
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