At Stone Mountain, the carving was a shallow relief (although up to three to five feet deep in places) and so a powerful slide projector was developed to transfer an image to the stone.

“This historic carving has endured ... as major contributors to the relief’s weathering. “Severe horizontal cracks in the upper sections indicate intense weathering, leading to the layering and ...

Spread across 3,200 acres, Stone Mountain Park boasts a ... The largest high relief sculpture in the world, this carving depicts Jefferson Davis, president of the Confederacy, and Confederate ...