The monument is ... The most famous monuments of the world

From the earliest times, people establish monuments and various monuments in order to perpetuate the memory of outstanding personalities or events. A monument is a monument that is remarkable for its size. Today thousands of monuments of different sizes and shapes are installed on different continents of the world.

The monument is ...

What is a monument? There are several types of memorials, one of which is a monument. This is a special monument, for which large dimensions and monumentality of forms are characteristic. These two features distinguish it from an ordinary monument. Although in architecture these two terms often act as synonyms.

What is the meaning of the word "monument"? So, this term has a Latin origin and is translated as "remembrance, reminder" (monumentum). In general, any monument can be called a monument, if it is large in size.

A separate type of monumental buildings can be considered a monument of Glory. This is a monument that is set to perpetuate victory in a war or an important battle. So, in our country are very common monuments of Glory, established in honor of the fallen heroes of the Great Patriotic War of 1941-1945.

In the post-Soviet countries, the most famous monuments of Glory can be considered the memorial complexes "Motherland" in Volgograd and in Kiev, the Monument of Glory in Novosibirsk, the obelisk of Glory in the city of Dnepropetrovsk and others.

In the city space, monuments, as a rule, occupy a very important place. Often they are centers of squares, as well as starting points for the subsequent urban development.

History of Monuments and Monuments

The earliest monuments in history were ordinary funerary plates and complexes on graves. But the first monuments that performed a specifically memorial function, appeared already in the Ancient Roman state. These were memorable arches, columns, as well as statues of the emperors of Ancient Rome.

Actually, the first monuments in Europe began to appear only in the XIX century. These were the so-called triumphal arches, as well as columns and obelisks (similar to ancient Roman monuments). In the eastern countries cult monuments - huge Buddha statues, gilded or made entirely of gold - have become widespread.

The most famous monuments

Let us list some of the most outstanding monuments erected in different parts of the world and most often found in photographs of travelers and tourists.

Perhaps the first place in this list of monuments deservedly occupied by the Statue of Liberty in New York. Its height is 93 meters, and the statue itself was installed in 1886. Hundreds of tourists visit this outstanding monument every day. What is remarkable, the monument also performs navigation function, being an excellent reference for seamen.

Equally attractive to tourists is the Statue of Jesus Christ in Rio de Janeiro. To a monument of a height of 46 meters, located on a high hill, annually make pilgrimage of about two million travelers.

Well, the tallest monument in the world is the statue of the Buddha of the Spring Temple in China. Its total height is 153 meters, and the Buddha was created in 2002.

Among the most famous and large monuments in the post-Soviet space is the monument to Lenin in Volgograd (height 57 meters), the famous sculpture "Worker and Collective Farm Woman" in Moscow (height of 58 meters), and the Independence Monument in Kiev (61 meters high).

Finally

Thus, there are several types of monuments: sculptures, statues, memorials, memorials, obelisks. Among them there is a monument. This is a monument of especially large size, which is established in honor of a particular person or a certain historical event. As a rule, such structures are monumental, scale and solemn.