monument's
Belonging to landmark
Monument's is the possessive form of monument—a structure built to commemorate a person, event, or achievement.
The possessive indicates something belonging to or associated with a monument: the monument's inscription, the monument's base was covered in graffiti, the monument's dedication ceremony drew thousands.
Purposeful creative planning
- sculptorArtist shaping solid materials
- graniteIgneous rock, quartz-rich
- marbleRecrystallized limestone rock
- bronzeCopper-tin alloy
pedestal · obelisk · column · facade · structure · masonry · stonework · foundation
Quality of mattering
- legacyWhat's passed down
- preservationMaintaining something's condition
- heritageInherited cultural legacy
- pastTime already gone
era · commemoration · antiquity · civilization · founding · dedication · inscription · plaque
Offering of respect
- fallenHaving dropped down
- veteransFormer armed forces members
- heroesAdmired courageous figures
- sacrificeGiving up something precious
remembrance · honor · mourning · wreath · ceremony · eternal · flame · names
Public open square
- squareRhombus with right angles
- parkPublic leisure grounds
- promenadeLeisurely public stroll
- esplanadePaved waterfront walking area
gathering · tourists · visitors · photographs · viewpoint · attraction · sightseeing · landmark
Representing concepts through images
- identityWho someone is
- prideSatisfaction from one's achievements
- nationalismDevotion to one's country
- controversyProlonged public disagreement
removal · reinterpretation · iconography · mythology · reverence · sacred · pilgrimage · shrine
design
Purposeful creative planning
- sculptorArtist shaping solid materials
- graniteIgneous rock, quartz-rich
- marbleRecrystallized limestone rock
bronze · pedestal · obelisk · column · facade · structure · masonry · stonework · foundation · construction
significance
Quality of mattering
- legacyWhat's passed down
- preservationMaintaining something's condition
- heritageInherited cultural legacy
past · era · commemoration · antiquity · civilization · founding · dedication · inscription · plaque · centennial
tribute
Offering of respect
sacrifice · remembrance · honor · mourning · wreath · ceremony · eternal · flame · names · victims
plaza
Public open square
esplanade · gathering · tourists · visitors · photographs · viewpoint · attraction · sightseeing · landmark · downtown
symbolism
Representing concepts through images
- identityWho someone is
- prideSatisfaction from one's achievements
- nationalismDevotion to one's country
controversy · removal · reinterpretation · iconography · mythology · reverence · sacred · pilgrimage · shrine · stupa
monument'sephemera
Disposables preserved as collectibles
temporary structure · makeshift · disposable · sandcastle · ice sculpture
monument'sunmarked grave
Burial site without identification
oblivion · forgetting · erasure · neglect · anonymity
monument'strinket
Small worthless ornament
bauble · knickknack · trifle · insignificance · footnote
- war monumentsStructures honoring combat dead
- ancient monumentsHistoric structures from antiquity
- national monumentLegally protected landmark
- Washington MonumentCommemorative stone tower, D.C.
- historic monumentsPreserved structures of significance
- stone monumentsLasting rock tributes
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