Structures erected to commemorate persons, events, or causes. Search also under the subdivision --COMMEMORATION used with ethnic, racial, and regional groups, and with classes of persons (Appendix A), and with corporate bodies and named events (Appendix D). Search also under the subdivision --MONUMENTS used with names of persons (Appendix B) and with names of wars (Appendix C).
Broader Terms
Facilities (33855)
Narrower Terms
Obelisks (15),
Memorial arches (6),
Sphinxes (4),
Artificial rock formations (1),
Boundary markers (1)
Related Terms
Cairns (1),
Historic sites (64),
Pagodas (16),
Plaques (37),
Sculpture (1060),
Tombs & sepulchral monuments (200)
Used for
Memorials
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