Wax sculpture of Abraham Lincoln in US melted due to soaring temperatures

PTC News Desk: The former US President Abraham Lincoln’s six-foot-tall wax figure in Washington melted over the weekend due to the city’s extreme heat.

The wax construction near the location of Camp Barker, a Civil War-era refugee camp that housed formerly enslaved and freed African Americans, was defaced by the temperatures, which reportedly reached 37 degrees Celsius.

According to the BBC, the statue’s head gave way to the intense heat before its legs did. Currently, authorities are fixing the sculpture. The object was a wax building with a candle inside and a sign that read, “Please blow out your wick within 1-2 minutes.”

WE CAN NOT WITH THIS HEAT EITHER, LINCOLN
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The non-profit organisation CulturalDC commissioned the replica, which was supposed to remain at the location until September 2024.

“We are all over it! Whether it’s the state of the union, the upcoming election, or this record-level heat,” the organisation said in response to the event. The statue is a piece from the Wax Monument Series, produced by American artist Sandy Williams. It was erected where Camp Barker had stood and is currently the location of an elementary school.

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