Home›Monuments, Towers and Commemorative Structures›Building Family›War Memorials, Military Cemeteries and CampsGroupWar Memorials, Military Cemeteries and CampsWar memorials, military cemeteries, war ossuaries and Second World War internment and concentration camp memorial sites this atlas records under Monuments, Towers and Commemorative Structures: among them the Hiroshima Peace Memorial (the Atomic Bomb Dome), the Military Memorial of Monte Grappa, the Sacrario militare dei Caduti Oltremare, and the former camp sites of Fossoli, Kruscica and the Risiera di San Sabba. Belongs here: any war memorial, military cemetery, war ossuary or wartime internment or concentration camp this subcategory records, whether the memorial commemorates combatants or civilian victims. Does not belong here: a commemorative statue or column honoring an individual outside a specifically military or wartime context, gathered under this subcategory's own Commemorative Statues, Columns and Markers group instead.FactsBrowse BySourcesComments (0)Reader Challenges (0)FactsComparisonEra of EmergenceWell-attested3000 BCE 1Origin RegionWell-attestedSyria 1Browse ByAll War Memorials, Military Cemeteries and CampsWar Memorials, Military Cemeteries and Camps16 entriesWar Memorials, Military Cemeteries and CampsFilter Results16 entriesStyleAllNeoclassical Architecture (1)Stick Style Architecture (1)MaterialAllGranite (2)Steel (1)Stone (1)Building TypeAllA-bombed building (1)Historic building (1)Historical civil building museum (1)Military cemetery and memorial (7)Military museum building (1)Museum for an artifact of industrial archaeology (1)national memorial (1)Religious museum (1)Villa (1)War memorial (1)Completed YearAll1876 (1)1913 (1)1915 (1)1927 (1)1935 (1)1937 (2)1944 (1)1956 (1)1960 (1)1961 (1)1962 (1)1967 (1)1982 (1)Standing StatusAllStanding (15)GroupAllWar Memorials, Military Cemeteries and Camps (16)PlaceAllBelgium (2)Bosnia and Herzegovina (1)France (2)Italy (6)Japan (1)Netherlands (1)Philippines (1)United States (2)BrowseCompareSelect all 16Aisne-Marne American Cemetery and MemorialMonuments, Towers and Commemorative Structures1 linkArdennes American Cemetery and MemorialMonuments, Towers and Commemorative Structures1 linkFlorence American Cemetery and MemorialMonuments, Towers and Commemorative Structures1 linkFossoli campMonuments, Towers and Commemorative Structures1 linkGrand Army of the Republic Hall (Worcester, Massachusetts)Monuments, Towers and Commemorative Structures3 linksHiroshima Peace MemorialMonuments, Towers and Commemorative Structures3 linksKruščica concentration campMonuments, Towers and Commemorative StructuresManila American Cemetery and MemorialMonuments, Towers and Commemorative Structures1 linkMenin GateMonuments, Towers and Commemorative Structures1 linkMeuse-Argonne American Cemetery and MemorialMonuments, Towers and Commemorative Structures2 linksMilitary Memorial of Monte GrappaMonuments, Towers and Commemorative Structures1 linkNetherlands American Cemetery and MemorialMonuments, Towers and Commemorative Structures1 linkRisiera di San SabbaMonuments, Towers and Commemorative Structures1 linkSacrario militare dei Caduti OltremareMonuments, Towers and Commemorative Structures1 linkSicily-Rome American Cemetery and MemorialMonuments, Towers and Commemorative Structures1 linkVietnam Veterans MemorialMonuments, Towers and Commemorative Structures2 linksSources1. WikipediaWikimedia FoundationWikipedia, War memorial, history section, eraIt has been suggested that the world's earliest known war memorial is the White Monument at Tell Banat, Aleppo Governorate, Syria, which dates from the 3rd millennium BC.Wikipedia, War memorial, history section, regionIt has been suggested that the world's earliest known war memorial is the White Monument at Tell Banat, Aleppo Governorate, Syria, which dates from the 3rd millennium BC.View the SourceComments (0)No comments yet. Be the first to share a thought.Sign in to join the discussion.Reader Challenges (0)No disputes yet. Spotted an error or a better source? Open the first one.Sign in to dispute this or suggest a correction.