Definition of Monument. Meaning of Monument. Synonyms of Monument

Here you will find one or more explanations in English for the word Monument. Also in the bottom left of the page several parts of wikipedia pages related to the word Monument and, of course, Monument synonyms and on the right images related to the word Monument.

Definition of Monument

No result for Monument. Showing similar results...

Choragic monument
Choragic Cho*rag"ic, a. [Gr. ?, ?.] Of or pertaining to a choragus. Choragic monument, a building or column built by a victorious choragus for the reception and exhibition of the tripod which he received as a prize. Those of Lysicrates and Thrasyllus are still to be seen at Athens.
Monumental
Monumental Mon`u*men"tal, a. [L. monumentalis: cf. F. monumental.] 1. Of, pertaining to, or suitable for, a monument; as, a monumental inscription. 2. Serving as a monument; memorial; preserving memory. ``Of pine, or monumental oak.' --Milton. A work outlasting monumental brass. --Pope.
Monumentally
Monumentally Mon`u*men"tal*ly, adv. 1. By way of memorial. 2. By means of monuments.

Meaning of Monument from wikipedia

- A monument is a type of structure that was explicitly created to commemorate a person or event, or which has become relevant to a social group as a part...
- The Washington Monument is an obelisk on the National Mall in Washington, D.C., built to commemorate George Washington, a Founding Father of the United...
- In the United Kingdom, a scheduled monument is a nationally important archaeological site or historic building, given protection against unauthorised change...
- Historic Monument (Polish: pomnik historii) is one of several categories of objects of cultural heritage (in the singular, zabytek) in Poland. To be recognized...
- Monuments of National Importance in India. An Archaeological Sites and Remains Act, 1958 defines an "Ancient Monument" as follows: Ancient Monument means...
- In the United States, a national monument is a protected area that can be created from any land owned or controlled by the federal government by proclamation...
- A national monument is a monument constructed in order to commemorate something of importance to national heritage, such as a country's founding, independence...
- Monument Valley (Navajo: Tsé Biiʼ Ndzisgaii, pronounced [tsʰépìːʔ ǹtsɪ̀skɑ̀ìː], meaning valley of the rocks) is a region of the Colorado Plateau characterized...
- The Andrés Bonifacio Monument, commonly known simply as Bonifacio Monument or Monumento, is a memorial monument in Caloocan, Philippines which was designed...
- The Voortrekker Monument is located just south of Pretoria in South Africa. The granite structure is located on a hilltop, and was raised to commemorate...