Home›Monuments, Towers and Commemorative Structures›Building Type›MonumentConceptMonumentBuilding Types and Traditions as ConceptsReference and ClassificationDevelopingA monument is a type of structure created to commemorate a person or event, or which has become relevant to a social group as a part of their remembrance of historic times or cultural heritage, due to its artistic, historical, political, technical or architectural importance. The cited article gives statues, war memorials, historical buildings and cultural assets as examples of monuments, and notes that where there is a public interest in its preservation a monument can, for example, be listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Buildings recorded in the atlas as monuments are grouped under this concept.MonumentConnectionsSourcesComments (0)Reader Challenges (0)MonumentFilter Results56 entriesBuilding FamilyAllAncient Monuments (Pyramids and Obelisks) (15)Commemorative Statues, Columns and Markers (18)Mausoleums, Tombs and Mounds (8)National and Iconic Landmark Monuments (5)War Memorials, Military Cemeteries and Camps (10)PlaceAllBelgium (2)Brazil (1)Egypt (8)France (4)Germany (2)Hungary (1)India (5)Ireland (1)Italy (6)Japan (1)Jordan (1)Mexico (1)Netherlands (1)Philippines (1)Portugal (1)Russia (2)Uganda (1)Ukraine (1)United Kingdom (5)United States (7)StyleAllAncient Egyptian Architecture (1)Architectural Eclecticism (1)Empire Style (1)Georgian Architecture (1)Greek Revival Architecture (1)High-Tech Architecture (1)Indo-Saracenic Architecture (1)Islamic Architecture (2)Modernist Architecture (1)Mughal Architecture (1)Nabataean Architecture (1)Neoclassical Architecture (10)Roman Architecture (2)Traditional 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MemorialMonumentAl-KhaznehMonumentArc de TriompheMonumentArch of ConstantineMonumentArdennes American Cemetery and MemorialMonumentBrandenburg GateMonumentCenotaphMonumentCharminarMonumentChrist the RedeemerMonumentEl Angel de la IndependenciaMonumentExpiatory Chapel of MonzaMonumentFlorence American Cemetery and MemorialMonumentGateway ArchMonumentGateway of IndiaMonumentGreat Sphinx of GizaMonumentGreat Stupa at SanchiMonumentHiroshima Peace MemorialMonumentIndependence Monument, KyivMonumentIndia GateMonumentJefferson MemorialMonumentKasubi TombsMonumentLenin's MausoleumMonumentLincoln MemorialMonumentManila American Cemetery and MemorialMonumentMausoleumMonumentMenin GateMonumentMeuse-Argonne American Cemetery and MemorialMonumentMillennium MonumentMonumentMonument to the Great Fire of LondonMonumentMotherland CallsMonumentMount RushmoreMonumentNational Monument, IndonesiaMonumentNelson's ColumnMonumentNetherlands American Cemetery and MemorialMonumentNormandy American Cemetery and MemorialMonumentObeliskMonumentPadrao dos DescobrimentosMonumentPyramid of NeferefreMonumentPyramid of NeferirkareMonumentPyramid of NyuserreMonumentPyramid of Pepi IMonumentPyramid of SahureMonumentPyramid of Senusret IIMonumentPyramid of UnasMonumentSicily-Rome American Cemetery and MemorialMonumentSpire of DublinMonumentStatue of LibertyMonumentTaj MahalMonumentThe CenotaphMonumentTrajan's ColumnMonumentShowing 1 to 50 of 56, page 1 of 2.12Next →ConnectionsAssociated WithVijayanagara Architecture, Styles and Movements Well-attested Source Vijayanagara architecture (Wikipedia)Building Type OfAisne-Marne American Cemetery and Memorial, Buildings and Structures Well-attested Al-Khazneh, Buildings and Structures Well-attested Ammende Villa, Buildings and Structures Well-attested Arc de Triomphe, Buildings and Structures Well-attested Arch of Constantine, Buildings and Structures Well-attested Ardennes American Cemetery and Memorial, Buildings and Structures Well-attested Barcelona Pavilion, Buildings and Structures Well-attested Brandenburg Gate, Buildings and Structures Well-attested Cenotaph, Buildings and Structures Well-attested Charminar, Buildings and Structures Well-attested Christ the Redeemer, Buildings and Structures Well-attested Dome of al-Khalili, Buildings and Structures Well-attested Source Dome of al-Khalili (Wikipedia)El Angel de la Independencia, Buildings and Structures Well-attested Episcopal Palace, Astorga, Buildings and Structures Well-attested Expiatory Chapel of Monza, Buildings and Structures Well-attested Florence American Cemetery and Memorial, Buildings and Structures Well-attested Former Marine Police Headquarters, Buildings and Structures Well-attested Gateway Arch, Buildings and Structures Well-attested Gateway of India, Buildings and Structures Well-attested Great Sphinx of Giza, Buildings and Structures Well-attested Great Stupa at Sanchi, Buildings and Structures Well-attested Hiroshima Peace Memorial, Buildings and Structures Well-attested Source Hiroshima Peace Memorial (Wikipedia)Independence Monument, Kyiv, Buildings and Structures Well-attested India Gate, Buildings and Structures Well-attested Jefferson Memorial, Buildings and Structures Well-attested Joseph Richter Villa, Buildings and Structures Well-attested Kasubi Tombs, Buildings and Structures Well-attested Lenin's Mausoleum, Buildings and Structures Well-attested Lincoln Memorial, Buildings and Structures Well-attested Manila American Cemetery and Memorial, Buildings and Structures Well-attested Mausoleum, Buildings and Structures Well-attested Mausoleum at Halicarnassus, Buildings and Structures Well-attested Menin Gate, Buildings and Structures Well-attested Meuse-Argonne American Cemetery and Memorial, Buildings and Structures Well-attested Millennium Monument, Buildings and Structures Well-attested Miloš Obrenović House, Buildings and Structures Well-attested Monument to the Great Fire of London, Buildings and Structures Well-attested Motherland Calls, Buildings and Structures Well-attested Mount Rushmore, Buildings and Structures Well-attested National Monument, Indonesia, Buildings and Structures Well-attested Nelson's Column, Buildings and Structures Well-attested Netherlands American Cemetery and Memorial, Buildings and Structures Well-attested Newgrange, Buildings and Structures Well-attested Normandy American Cemetery and Memorial, Buildings and Structures Well-attested Obelisk, Buildings and Structures Well-attested Padrao dos Descobrimentos, Buildings and Structures Well-attested Palacio de Cibeles, Buildings and Structures Well-attested Petite Écurie, Buildings and Structures Well-attested Poortgebouw, Buildings and Structures Well-attested Pyramid of Neferefre, Buildings and Structures Well-attested Showing 1 to 50 of 70 in Building Type Of, page 1 of 2.12Next →SourcesMonumentWikipedia, lead sectionQuote, Wikipedia, lead sectionA monument is a type of structure created to commemorate a person or event, or which has become relevant to a social group as a part of their remembrance of historic times, or cultural heritage, due to its artistic, historical, political, technical or architectural importance.View the SourceDome of al-Khalili (Wikipedia)Building Type Of: Dome of al-Khalili, Lead paragraphQuote, Building Type Of: Dome of al-Khalili, Lead paragraphwas built in the early 18th century during Ottoman rule of Palestine in dedication to Shaykh Muhammad al-KhaliliView the SourceVijayanagara architecture (Wikipedia)Associated With: Vijayanagara Architecture, Lead sectionQuote, Associated With: Vijayanagara Architecture, Lead sectionThe empire built temples, monuments, palaces and other structures across South India, with the largest concentration in its capital.View the SourceHiroshima Peace Memorial (Wikipedia)Building Type Of: Hiroshima Peace Memorial, IntroductionQuote, Building Type Of: Hiroshima Peace Memorial, IntroductionThe Hiroshima Peace Memorial (広島平和記念碑, Hiroshima Heiwa Kinenhi), originally the Hiroshima Prefectural Industrial Promotion Hall, and now commonly called the Genbaku Dome, Atomic Bomb Dome or A-Bomb Dome (原爆ドーム, Genbaku Dōmu), is part of Hiroshima Peace Memorial Park in Hiroshima, Japan, and was desiView the SourceComments (0)No comments yet. 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