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/nˈæʃənəl mˈɑnjumənt/ Listen

National monument

noun

Memorial consisting of a structure or natural landmark of historic interest; set aside by national government for preservation and public enjoyment.

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"National monument" Quotes from Famous Books

... models of the church to the Virgin; or praying with clasped hands; or having his funeral procession in great pomp. But I didn't like his face; and judging from its expression, I shouldn't be surprised if he were glad the Certosa had been taken away from the monks to be made a national monument, so that ...

— My Friend the Chauffeur • C. N. Williamson and A. M. Williamson

... church, with its fallen bell, and its graveyard packed with wreaths and crosses, bound with the tricolour. At Etrepilly, with the snow beating in our faces, and the wind howling round us, we read the inscription on the national monument raised to those fallen in the battle, and looking eastwards to the spot where Trocy lay under thick curtains of storm, we tried to imagine the magnificent charge of the Zouaves, of the 62nd Reserve Division, under Commandant Henri D'Urbal, who, with many a comrade, lies buried in ...

— Towards The Goal • Mrs. Humphry Ward

Words linked to "National monument" : monument, memorial