Soaring Heat: Abraham Lincoln's Wax Statue Melts In Washington (Photo @kirk_bado)

Amid the soaring heatwave in parts of the United States, a six-foot-tall wax statue of former US President Abraham Lincoln was melted in Washington. The capital city recorded 37 degrees Celsius over the weekend, leading to the melting and distortion of the wax structure on June 22.

The statue was installed by  Virginia-based artist Sandy Williams IV  at the site of the famous Camp Barker, where the Civil War-era refugee camp had housed formerly enslaved African Americans. The Camp Barker now serves as an elementary school.

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A photo of the sculpture shared by an X user, Kirk A. Bado, on June 24, showed the disfigured replica of the former President, due to the melting in the heightened temperature. Along with the pic, Kirk A. Bado penned that “Maybe a wax Lincoln sculpture wasn’t the best idea during DC’s first week of summer heat.”

Maybe a wax Lincoln sculpture wasn’t the best idea during DC’s first week of summer heat pic.twitter.com/qfp0lIGFWo

— Kirk A. Bado (@kirk_bado) June 23, 2024

Notably, the users have poured sarcastic comments directed at the disfigured statue. A user wrote, “Even our monuments are exhausted by our politics.”

Garnering millions’ attention to the change in the climate and surprise melting of the statue, post shared by the user gained around 14 million views. The photo showed the sculpture deformed as the leg was separated from the body and the head defaced.

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However, the authorities are currently working in the restoration of the statue. In a statement, the team in charge of the structure said, “Whether it’s the state of the union, the upcoming election, or this record-level heat, we are all over it!”