In addition to any monument , the monument may refer to Monument to the Great Fire of London , in the City of London Monument House , in California disambig ... more details
is a famous monument in Taipei, Taiwan File Parthenon 2008.jpg thumb right 270px The Parthenon is regarded ... thumb 240px A dusty monument from the Monumental Cemetery of Staglieno in Genoa , c.1910 File Paris 06 Eiffelturm 4828.jpg thumb 240px The Eiffel Tower , in Paris , a monument commemorating the French Revolution . A monument is a type of structure either explicitly created to commemorate a person ..., as a funerary monument or other example of funerary art . The word comes from the Latin monere ... Kingdom legislation a Scheduled Monument , which often include relatively recent buildings .... The term monumentality relates to the symbolic status and physical presence of a monument. Monuments ... D.C. , New Delhi and Bras lia are often built around monuments. For example, the Washington Monument ... Ancient monument or similar terms for the official designation of protected structures or archeological ... s Scheduled Ancient Monument laws. Types of monuments Building s designed as iconic landmarks Church monument s to commemorate the dead, above or near their grave, often featuring an effigy Cenotaph ... and India Gate . A cenotaph is a type of monument intended to honor the dead who are buried elsewhere ... great leaders or events e.g. Ko ciuszko Mound Mosque monument s are places of worship that usually feature ... leaders e.g. the Washington Monument , National Monument Indonesia Monas Statue s of famous individuals ... . File Monas on Medan Merdeka Jakarta.jpg National Monument Indonesia National Monument , Jakarta ... the King in Portugal , a modern religious monument. File Kairouan Mosque Courtyard.jpg The Great Mosque ... monument. File Kheops Pyramid.jpg The Great Pyramid of Giza Great Pyramid of Giza Necropolis Giza ... is buried. File Alexander Graham Bell Brantford Monument 0.98.jpg The Bell Telephone Memorial , commemorating the invention of the telephone. gallery See also Memorial National memorial National monument ..., The invention of the historic monument , Cambridge University Press, 2001 Henri Stierlin, Great monuments ... more details
Millennium Monument may refer to one of the following Millennium Monument Russia 1862 Millennium Monument Budapest 1904 Millennium Monument Beijing 1999 Millennium Monument Malaysia . Millennium Monument Chicago 2002 Disambig ... more details
Monument Peak may refer to Monument Peak Mendocino County Monument Peak Milpitas, California Monument Peak Idaho Monument Peak in List of mountains in Beaverhead County, Montana Beaverhead County, Montana Monument Peak in List of mountains in Sweet Grass County, Montana Sweet Grass County, Montana Monument Peak in List of mountains in Washoe County, Montana Washoe County, Montana Monument Peak Nevada Monument Peak Utah Monument Peak Washington Brian Head, Utah , previously named Monument Peak geodis ... more details
Monument Square may refer to Monument Square Baltimore Monument Square London Monument Square Portland, Maine disambig Category Lists of squares and plazas sharing the same title ... more details
Monument Hill may refer to Monument Hill and Kreische Brewery State Historic Sites , a state park in Texas, in the United States Monument Hill, a locality near Belfast, Mpumalanga Belfast , in South Africa Monument Hill Colorado Monument Hill , a mountain pass in Colorado, in the United States Monument Hill, a natural monument near Manapouri , in New Zealand Monument Hill, the site of the Fremantle War Memorial in Fremantle, in Australia See also Monument Hills, California geodis ... more details
Victory Monument may refer to the following structures Bolzano Victory Monument in Italy Bukgwan Victory Monument in Korea Victory Monument Bangkok in Thailand Victory Monument Chicago in the United States of America Victory Monument Minsk in Belarus See also Triumphal arch Victory column Category Victory monuments Disambig ... more details
Monument Park is the name of several places In the United States Monument Park, Colorado Monument Park Yankee Stadium an open air baseball museum at Yankee Stadium , New York Monument Park can also refer to Colorado National Monument , an American National Park In South Africa Monument Park, Gauteng Monument Park High School , South Africa In Russia Fallen Monument Park , a park in Moscow disambig ... more details
wiktionarypar monument A monument is a statue, building, or other edifice created to commemorate a person or important event Monument may also refer to An Ancient monument , a structure or ruin of historical or archaeological interest In the United Kingdom, a Scheduled monument , i.e. a site or building ... archaeological site Survey monument , small markers used by surveyors to identify boundaries or specific geographic points A monumental mason, i.e. a business that sells headstone s The Monument , a common abbreviation for the Monument to the Great Fire of London Bank and Monument stations , a station on the London Underground Monument Metro station , a station on the Tyne and Wear Metro Monument, Colorado , a town in the United States Cycling monument , the most prestigious one day professional cycling road races Monument novel Monument novel , a 1974 novel by Lloyd Biggle, Jr. Monument magazine Monument magazine , an architecture and design magazine, published by Pacific Magazines Music Monument Children Collide album Monument Children Collide album 2012 Monument Ultravox album Monument Ultravox album 1983 Monuments album Monuments album , a 1998 album by DJ Doran Monument Seigmen album Monument Seigmen album 1999 Monument Miss May I album Monument Miss May I album 2010 Monument , a song by Depeche Mode from their 1982 album A Broken Frame Monument , a song by Fates Warning from their 1994 album Inside Out Fates Warning album Inside Out Monument , a song by The Cr xshadows from their 1999 album The Mystery of the Whisper Monument , a song by Avail from their 2002 album Front Porch Stories Monument , a song by Champion from their 2002 album Count Our Numbers Monument Records ... and memorials Category Monument of Culture of Great Importance disambig cs Monument rozcestn k de Monument Begriffskl rung it Monument ka nl Monument no Monument andre betydninger pl Monument pt Monument ro Monument ru simple Monument disambiguation ... more details
Soldier s Monument may refer to any of the Soldiers and Sailors Monument s or to Soldier s Monument Byron, Illinois , in Ogle County 1866 Soldier s Monument Davenport, Iowa , in the College Square Historic District 1880 Soldiers Monument in Bristol, Connecticut , brownstone obelisk in West Cemetery 1866 Soldiers National Monument , in the Gettysburg National Cemetery 1869 The Soldiers Monument Oregon, Illinois , in the Oregon Commercial Historic District 1916 Washington Avenue Soldier s Monument and Triangle , in Rockland County, New York Rockland County 1921 In Kentucky Colored Soldiers Monument in Frankfort , Franklin County, Kentucky Franklin County Confederate Soldiers Martyrs Monument in Eminence , Henry County, Kentucky Henry County Confederate Soldier Monument in Caldwell Caldwell County, Kentucky County Confederate Soldier Monument in Lexington , Fayette County, Kentucky Fayette County Unknown Confederate Soldier Monument in Horse Cave , Hart County, Kentucky Hart County geodis ... more details
Monument station is the name of different stations on two urban transport networks in the United Kingdom Monument Metro station is on the Tyne and Wear Metro Green and Yellow lines. Monument tube station is on the London Underground District and Circle Lines. Disambig ... more details
Monument Mountain may refer to several places One of twelve summits in the United States, including Monument Mountain Berkshire County, Massachusetts Monument Mountain, an underground mountain located in Wyandotte Caves of Indiana Miscellaneous br Monument Mountain reservation an open space preserve in Berkshire County, Massachusetts, USA geodis ... more details
No footnotes date April 2009 File Heroic Monument Surabaya.jpg thumb 150px Heroes Monument, Surabaya Heroic Monument , also known as Heroes Monument is a monument in Surabaya , Indonesia. It is the main symbol of the city, dedicated to the people who died during the Battle of Surabaya on November 10, 1945. The 10th November Museum is located under the monument. Monument of Heroes, is a landmark monument in the city of Surabaya. This monument is 41.15 meters tall phallus shaped or inverted spikes. Body shaped monument arches Canalures by 10 arches, and is divided into 11 sections.High, segments, and implies Canalures on 10 November 1945. A historic date, not only for residents of Surabaya, but also for the people of Indonesia. Coordinate 7.245808 S 112.737785 East Heroes monument built to commemorate the events of 10 November 1945 at the Battle of Surabaya, where arek arek Suroboyo joint Allied forces fighting against the Dutch who want to re colonize Indonesia. Heroes MonumentMonument at the center of attention every November 10 to commemorate the events of 1945 when many heroes died in the war of independence. External links http www.surabaya.go.id eng culture.php?page tugu pahlawan The history of Heroes Monument http travel.webshots.com photo 2977957950083268966OZpShh Heroes Monument photo gallery coord 7 14 46 S 112 44 15 E display title Category Surabaya Category Monuments and memorials in Indonesia Category Buildings and structures in East Java id Tugu Pahlawan nl Tugu Pahlawan Surabaya ... more details
A National monument is a monument constructed in order to commemorate something of national importance such as a war or the country s founding. The term may also refer to a specific monument status, such as a National Heritage Site , which most national monuments are by reason of their cultural importance rather than age. The National monument aims to represent the nation, and serve as a focus for national identity. A series of structures or areas deemed to be of national importance and therefore afforded protection by the state are part of a country s cultural heritage . These national heritage sites are often called something different per country and are listed by national conservation societies. For example in the Netherlands, Rijksmonument s which literally means state monuments are listed by the society Rijksdienst voor het Cultureel Erfgoed , which itself is sponsored by Ministry of Education, Culture and Science Netherlands Dutch Ministry of Education and Culture . Examples include National Monument, Edinburgh National Monument Indonesia National Monument Ireland National Monument, Islamabad National Monument Malaysia National Monument Nigeria Largest Palace in Africa National Monuments of Singapore Monumento nacional Spain National Monument United States National Monument Amsterdam Jatiyo Smriti Soudho , Bangladesh Monuments of Portugal National Monuments Record England National Monuments Record , England See also National heritage sites South Africa National heritage sites , South Africa National icon National Memorial Category Monument types es Monumento nacional ko it Monumento nazionale sv Nationalmonument ... more details
Monument of Liberty may refer to Monument of Liberty, Rousse , Bulgaria Monument of Liberty, Istanbul , Turkey Monument of Liberty, Chi in u , Moldova Disambig de Freiheitsdenkmal eo Listo de monumentoj rilate al libereco fy Frijheidsbyld ka hu Szabads g szobor egy rtelm s t lap nl Vrijheidsbeeld pt Monumentos liberdade tl Tore ng Kalayaan paglilinaw ... more details
Wellington Monument may refer to any one of the monuments to Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington , a leading British political and military figure of the 19th Century, particularly noted for his defeat of Napoleon in the Battle of Waterloo . Among the monuments are Wellington Monument, Dublin Wellington Arch on Hyde Park Corner, London Wellington College, Berkshire , in Crowthorne, Berkshire, the UK national monument to Wellington Wellington Monument, London , at Hyde Park Corner , a colossal statue of Achilles by Richard Westmacott Wellington Monument, Somerset in the Blackdown Hills, near Wellington in Somerset Wellington Monument, Woodhall Spa , Lincolnshire Wellington Statue, Aldershot Wellington Statue, Glasgow Wellington s Column in Liverpool a monument in St Paul s Cathedral , London where he is buried a monument in his birthplace in Trim, County Meath , Ireland Duke of Wellington Commemorative Column , outside Stratfield Saye House , the Duke s Hampshire residence See also Wellington disambiguation Disambig ... more details
Image Monument to the insurgents.jpg thumb right Monument to the Insurgents Monument to the Insurgents is the first modern monument in Serbia , erected by Prince Alexander Karadjordjevic, Prince of Serbia Aleksandar of Serbia in 1848, in Kara or ev Park in Vra ar , Belgrade . The monument is located next to the Insurgents Cemetery and was dedicated to the insurgents who died during the siege of Belgrade in 1806, in the First Serbian Uprising . External links http www.webcitation.org query?url http www.geocities.com Vracarskozvono Vracar v10.html&date 2009 10 25 11 44 37 Monument to the Insurgents coord missing Serbia Category Buildings and structures in Belgrade Category Monuments and memorials in Serbia ... more details
for the Hopetoun Monument in Fife Mount Hill File Hopetoun Monument.jpg thumb The Hopetoun Monument The Hopetoun Monument is a monument in the Garleton Hills , near Camptoun, East Lothian , Scotland . It is convert 95 ft m tall. Situated on Byres Hill near Haddington, East Lothian Haddington , the monument was erected in 1824 in memory of John Hope, 4th Earl of Hopetoun 1765 1823 . ref name lbr cite web url http hsewsf.sedsh.gov.uk hslive hsstart?P HBNUM 10831 title Hopetoun Monument, Listed Building Report publisher Historic Scotland accessdate 2009 05 12 ref The foundation stone was laid on May 3, 1824. There is an inscription on the monument which states quote This monument was erected to the memory of the Great and Good John, Fourth Earl of Hopetoun by his affectionate and grateful tenantry in East Lothian. MDCCCXXIV ref name lbr File HopetounMonument01.jpg thumb left The Hopetoun Monument on Byres Hill The monument is often referred to as the Garleton Monument or the Galla Monument by locals, after Garleton Farm on Byres Hill. The viewing platform at the top is reached by 132 steps of a dark, narrow, spiral staircase, and offers views of the Firth of Forth and the surrounding countryside. The monument is a category B listed building . ref name lbr A similar monument to the 4th Earl of Hopetoun stands on Mount Hill in Fife , and was built in 1826. ref cite web url http hsewsf.sedsh.gov.uk hslive hsstart?P HBNUM 17428 title Mount Hill, Hopetoun Monument Listed Building Report publisher Historic Scotland ref References reflist External links commons category inline See also List of places in East Lothian coord 55.977969 N 2.802804 W type landmark region GB display title Category Buildings and structures in East Lothian Category Monuments and memorials in Scotland Category Visitor attractions in East Lothian ... more details
refimprove date March 2009 Image Monumentvalleyviewfromnorth.jpg thumb right 300px View of Monument Valley in Utah , looking south on U.S. Route 163 from 13 miles north of the Arizona Utah State line Monument ... Location map USA2 lat 37.0 long 110.1 width 280 caption Location of Monument Valley in the United States. alt Location of Monument Valley in the United States The area is part of the Colorado Plateau ... of the Sun. Between 1948 and 1967, the southern extent of the Monument Upwarp was mined for uranium ... in some deposits see Uranium mining in Arizona . In media Main List of appearances of Monument Valley in the media Monument Valley has been featured in many forms of media since the 1930s. It is perhaps ... Image Monument Valley 2.jpg thumb right Monument Valley 250px Monument Valley from the valley floor Monument Valley is officially a large area that includes much of the area surrounding Monument Valley Navajo Tribal Park , a Navajo Nation equivalent to a national park . Oljato Monument Valley, Utah Oljato , for example, is also within the area designated as Monument Valley. Visitors may pay an access ... provided and route. Parts of Monument Valley are accessible only by guided tour, such as Mystery Valley ... and in the general Monument Valley area, and rates vary widely depending on the length of the ride ... available. Monument Valley is part of the Grand Circle , which includes the Grand Canyon National ... Park , Canyonlands National Park , Natural Bridges National Monument , Hovenweep National Monument ... Northern Window Monumnet Valley.jpg The North Window Image North Window Monument Valley.jpg The North Window Image USA 10315 Monument Valley Luca Galuzzi 2007.jpg The Totem Pole Image The Thumb a spire in Monument Valley .jpg The Thumb Image Three Sisters spires in Monument Valley .jpg Three Sisters ... a 55 gallon drum gallery Monument Valley panoramics Image Monumentvalley.jpg thumb center 700px Monument ... a loop tour through the Park Image Monument valley panorama.jpg thumb center 700px Panorama of Monument ... more details
Image The Lansdowne Monument geograph.org.uk 220145.jpg right thumb 200px Lansdowne Monument The Lansdowne Monument , also known as Cherhill Monument , near Cherhill in Wiltshire is a 38 metre 125 foot stone obelisk erected by Henry Petty Fitzmaurice, 3rd Marquess of Lansdowne Third Marquis of Lansdowne to the designs of Sir Charles Barry to commemorate his ancestor, Sir William Petty in 1845. The monument was restored by the National Trust for Places of Historic Interest or Natural Beauty National Trust in 1990, but the base of the monument is now inaccessible due to the erection of nets to catch stonework dislodged by the recent cold winters. This monument is 100 metres away from the watershed of the River Avon and the River Thames. ref http www.geograph.org.uk photo 220145 The Lansdowne Monument near to Cherhill, Wiltshire, Great Britain at geograph.org.uk, accessed 24 April 2010 ref The monument is located near the Cherhill White Horse . Image Cherhill white horse.jpg 700px center Cherhill white horse and Landsdowne Monument . References reflist 2 coord 51.4228 1.9327 type landmark region GB display title Category Monuments and memorials in Wiltshire Category Obelisks in England Category Buildings and structures in Wiltshire Category Buildings and structures completed in 1845 Wiltshire struct stub ... more details
Image BarberJohnWarnerGrotonMonument.jpg thumb right 250px Groton Monument and Fort Griswold , a sketch by John Warner Barber for his Historical Collections of Connecticut 1836 Image CrotonMemorial.JPG thumb right Monument, erected in 1830, commemorates the American troops massacred by the British following the surrender of Fort Griswold in the Battle of Groton Heights during the American Revolution The Groton Monument , sometimes called the Fort Griswold Monument is a granite monument in Groton, Connecticut . It is dedicated to the defenders who fell during the Battle of Groton Heights on September 6, 1781. Built between 1826 and 1830, the Monument stands 135 feet tall with 166 steps. The adjacent Monument House Museum features exhibits about the Revolutionary War and is operated by the Daughters of the American Revolution . Visitors can climb the monument and visit the museum from Memorial Day through Labor Day. The monument was designed by the partnership of Ithiel Town and Alexander Jackson Davis . It was begun in 1826 and completed in 1830. The monument was originally topped by a cupola . In 1881, to commemorate the centennial of the Battle of Groton Heights, the cupola was removed and replaced by an iron capped pyramid in emulation of the Bunker Hill Monument . ref John Zukowsky, Monumental American Obelisks Centennial Vistas, The Art Bulletin , Vol. 58, No. 4 December 1976 , pp. 574 581 ref A plaque affixed to the monument above the entrance reads br small THIS MONUMENT WAS ERECTED UNDER THE PATRONAGE OF THE STATE OF CONNECTICUT, A.D. 1830, AND IN THE 55TH YEAR OF THE INDEPENDENCE OF THE U.S.A. IN MEMORY OF THE BRAVE PATRIOTS, WHO FELL IN THE MASSACRE AT FORT GRISWOLD, NEAR THIS SPOT, ON THE 6TH OF SEPT. A.D. 1781, WHEN THE BRITISH, UNDER THE COMMAND OF THE TRAITOR, BENEDICT ARNOLD, BURNT THE TOWNS OF NEW LONDON AND GROTON, AND SPREAD DESOLATION AND WOE THROUGHOUT THIS REGION. small References reflist coord 41.3550 72.0794 type landmark region US CT display title ... more details
unreferenced date August 2009 orphan date April 2010 The Monument to Chocolate or Chocolate Fairy is a monument in the City of Pokrov, Russia Pokrov , Vladimir Oblast Vladimir Region , Russia . A bronze statue was created in 2009 and is known as the first monument to chocolate in the world. The monument is shaped as a chocolate bar, and represents a figure of a magic fairy holding a chocolate in her hands. The monument was unveiled on July 1, 2009, in few steps from the Pokrov Museum of Chocolate Pokrov Museum of Chocolate . The monument was gifted to the city by Kraft Foods to mark the 15th anniversary of the company s operation in Russia. Kraft Foods chocolate factory is well known as a producer of chocolate under the famous brands Alpen Gold , Milka , and Vozdushny , is the backbone enterprise of Pokrov. Sculptors from the cities of Vladimir and St. Petersburg participated in the competition for the best design of the monument. The project to create the first monument to chocolate was awarded to Ilya Shanin , a talented Vladimir sculptor and winner of the European sand sculptors championship whose works were displayed in the cities of Germany , Austria and Belgium . The monument is convert 3 m ft tall and weighs convert 600 kg abbr on . A legend associated with the statue says that if one makes a wish and rubs the bronze chocolate in the Fairy s hand, the wish will come true. coord missing Vladimir Oblast Category Vladimir Oblast Category Outdoor sculptures in Russia ... more details
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