Monument
imposing structure created to commemorate a person or event, or used for that purpose
A monument is a statue, building, or something else made to remember a person or important event. They are often designed as artistic objects to improve the look of a city or place.
Nelson's Column in Trafalgar Square, London, commemorates Admiral Horatio Nelson.
Corcovado Hill in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil with Jesus Christ the Redeemer statue
The "Monument to the Discoveries" in Lisbon, Portugal, commemorating famous Portuguese explorers.
The English Wiktionary has a dictionary definition (meanings of a word) for: monument
The Taj Mahal, commissioned by the Muslim Mughal Emperor Shah Jahan, as a mausoleum for his wife, Arjumand Banu Begum.
A monument in Lithuania at the Geographical Center of Europe
Monument of Argentina
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- Website of Monuments and Sculptures in UK Archived 2007-02-17 at the Wayback Machine
