Famous Monuments In The World
August 21st 2011 11:29
A monument is a building or a structure that is built to mark an important event or a personality. But a past building which serves as symbol of a cultural heritage also becomes a monument as it signifies that culture and its way of life.
Monuments are not just ancient artifacts but many monuments have been purposely built through out the history to commemorate people or events so that the people in the future remember those people or events.
Such monuments can be of national importance or could signify an important break through in the history of mankind. These monuments allow people to respect people that brought revolution to this world or it can be a symbol of joy or grief as a reminder of an important event.
There may be many monuments around the world, of those the most famous ones in the history are as follows:
1. The Parthenon Of Greece
2. The Colosseum Of Rome
3. The Pantheon Of Rome
4. The Great Sphinx Of Egypt
5. The Great Alhambra Of Spain
6. Tower Of London
7. The Taj Mahal Of Agra
8. The Great Wall Of China
These monuments remind us of one of the most prosperous cultures in the history of mankind, and their construction bring into our knowledge the intelligence and extreme talent of the artists of those times who created these monuments. You can read more facts about these monuments in this page.
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