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Choragic monumentChoragic Cho*rag"ic, a. [Gr. ?, ?.]
Of or pertaining to a choragus.
Choragic monument, a building or column built by a
victorious choragus for the reception and exhibition of
the tripod which he received as a prize. Those of
Lysicrates and Thrasyllus are still to be seen at Athens. Monumental
Monumental Mon`u*men"tal, a. [L. monumentalis: cf. F.
monumental.]
1. Of, pertaining to, or suitable for, a monument; as, a
monumental inscription.
2. Serving as a monument; memorial; preserving memory. ``Of
pine, or monumental oak.' --Milton.
A work outlasting monumental brass. --Pope.
Monumentally
Monumentally Mon`u*men"tal*ly, adv.
1. By way of memorial.
2. By means of monuments.
Meaning of Monument from wikipedia
- A
monument is a type of
structure that was
explicitly created to
commemorate a
person or event, or
which has
become relevant to a
social group as a part...
- In the
United Kingdom, a
scheduled monument is a
nationally important archaeological site or
historic building,
given protection against unauthorised change...
-
Soldiers and
Sailors Monument (New Haven),
Connecticut Soldiers and
Sailors Monument (Delphi, Indiana) Soldiers' and Sailors'
Monument (Indianapolis), Indiana...
- The
Washington Monument is an
obelisk on the
National Mall in Washington, D.C.,
built to
commemorate George Washington, a
Founding Father of the United...
-
Monuments of
National Importance in India. An
Archaeological Sites and
Remains Act, 1958
defines an "Ancient
Monument" as follows:
Ancient Monument means...
- The
Voortrekker Monument is
located just
south of
Pretoria in
South Africa. The
granite structure is
located on a hilltop, and was
raised to commemorate...
- half-lunette, with a canopy. At its completion, the
monument was the
tallest sculpture in Florence. The tomb
monument was the
first of
several collaborations between...
- The
Wikipedia Monument (Polish:
Pomnik Wikipedii),
located in Słubice, Poland, is a
statue designed by
Armenian sculptor Mihran Hakobyan honoring Wikipedia...
- The
Skanderbeg Monument is a
monument in the
Skanderbeg Square in Tirana, Albania. It
commemorates Skanderbeg (1405–1468), the
national hero in Albania...
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Columbus Monument may
refer to:
Columbus Monument, Barcelona,
Spain Columbus Monument (Buyens), in M****achusetts,
United States Columbus Monument (Canessa)...
