monument
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A monument is something that serves to keep alive the memory of a person or event. This can be a shaped stone laid over a grave, such as a tombstone or headstone, to identify and preserve the memory of the deceased. Monuments can also be buildings or structures erected in remembrance of a person or event, or even a distinguished person. In the United States, a national monument is an area reserved for the protection of objects or places of historical, prehistoric, or scientific interest. The word "monument" comes from the Latin word monere, meaning "to remind".1234
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history of the organization of workLarge-scale buildingThe monumental public-works projects of the ancient world demonstrate a remarkable degree of human organization in the absence of power and machinery. The Great Pyramid at Giza, built about 2500 bce, before the Egyptians knew the pulley or had wheeled vehicles, covers 13 acres (5.3 hectares)ā¦
Read MoreThe monumental public-works projects of the ancient world demonstrate a remarkable degree of human organization in the absence of power and machinery. The Great Pyramid at Giza, built about 2500 bce, before the Egyptians knew the pulley or had wheeled vehicles, covers 13 acres (5.3 hectares)ā¦
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The mechanization that was changing the organization of work throughout the medieval period was little apparent in the construction of castles, cathedrals, and town walls. Technologies that involved in the lifting of weights, for instance, had made little progress during the Middle Ages,ā¦
Read MoreThe mechanization that was changing the organization of work throughout the medieval period was little apparent in the construction of castles, cathedrals, and town walls. Technologies that involved in the lifting of weights, for instance, had made little progress during the Middle Ages,ā¦
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ancient EgyptThe king and ideology: administration, art, and writingā¦the gods became the principal monuments; royal palaces and private houses, which are very little known, were less important. Temples and tombs were ideally executed in stone with relief decoration on their walls and were filled with stone and wooden statuary, inscribed and decorated stelae (freestanding small stone monuments), and,ā¦
Read Moreā¦the gods became the principal monuments; royal palaces and private houses, which are very little known, were less important. Temples and tombs were ideally executed in stone with relief decoration on their walls and were filled with stone and wooden statuary, inscribed and decorated stelae (freestanding small stone monuments), and,ā¦
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prehistoric religionBurial customs and cults of the deadā¦of the megalithic (huge stone) graves that appear in various areas from the Neolithic Period on. It is probable that in this practice there was also a vital believed link between the living and the dead, and that occasionally sacred areas and gathering places were connected with such graves. Theā¦
Read Moreā¦of the megalithic (huge stone) graves that appear in various areas from the Neolithic Period on. It is probable that in this practice there was also a vital believed link between the living and the dead, and that occasionally sacred areas and gathering places were connected with such graves. Theā¦
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Tomb of the Unknown Soldierā¦such tombs to serve as memorials to all their war dead.
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Washington, D.C.Monuments and memorialsMuch of the attractiveness of Washington can be attributed to the hundreds of outdoor sculptures and monuments that adorn the parks, gardens, buildings, avenues, and cemeteries of the city. LāEnfant suggested the use of outdoor sculpture as a way to honor theā¦
Read MoreMuch of the attractiveness of Washington can be attributed to the hundreds of outdoor sculptures and monuments that adorn the parks, gardens, buildings, avenues, and cemeteries of the city. LāEnfant suggested the use of outdoor sculpture as a way to honor theā¦
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