No intent to repair Lincoln's melted statue in Washington DC, all you need to know
wax statue of Abraham Lincoln simply melted down due to this heat that somehow made Lincoln slump into his chair, pictures and video of which instantaneously started pouring in on social media, while netizens claiming that this was the perfect visual depiction of the heatwave rampaging across the country, says a USA Today report.
Heatwave melts down 3,000 pound Lincoln statue
The non profit organization who was behind the this 6-foot statue's commission claims that the heatwave has taken a toll on it and although it was expected to stay on for a number of years, this current scenario, has melted the statue by artist Sandy Williams IV, instantly.
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More than a 100 million Americans had got warnings of impending heatwaves across the country through the National Weather Service in the US. And true to their words, Washington DC indeed posted record-breaking temperatures for two days, according to USA Today.
'No intent to repair Lincoln statue', says curator
Something that has created a shade of controversy is the fact that the organization who had commissioned this wax statue of Lincoln, now has no plans of repairing it. According to their curator, there is not intent to repair the statue and it will be duly removed from the school premises before the students return from their summer break.
Exploring all options around Lincoln statue, says organization
According to USA Today, the organization is exploring all options around this statue, including giving it
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