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The Monument to the Restorers (Portuguese: Monumento aos Restauradores) is a monument located in Restauradores Square in Lisbon, Portugal. The monument memorializes the victory of the Portuguese Restoration War. The war, which saw the end of the House of Habsburg and the rise of the House of Braganza, lasted from 1640 to 1668. The monument was ...
Restorations of the Acropolis of Athens Nikolaos Balanos ( Greek : Νικόλαος Μπαλάνος ) (1869 in Athens – 22 September 1943) was a Greek architect. He is best known for his controversial anastylosis (restoration) of monuments on the Acropolis of Athens between 1894 and 1939.
The Arch of Reunification, officially the Monument to the Three-Point Charter for National Reunification, [1] was a sculptural arch located south of Pyongyang, the capital of North Korea. It was opened in August 2001 to commemorate Korean reunification proposals put forward by Kim Il Sung .
SEOUL (Reuters) -North Korea has demolished a major monument in its capital that symbolized the goal of reconciliation with South Korea on the orders of leader Kim Jong Un, who last week called ...
In 2012, the 26th North Carolina, a nonprofit Civil War re-enactment and preservation group, raised $115,000 towards the restoration. [39] [92] The Vetust Study Club was a major donor. [35] In April 2015, the monument underwent its $126,000 restoration (equivalent to $160,677 in 2023), with the city contributing the difference of $11,000.
In 2010, the restoration project began. On August 28, 2010, the Restoring Honor rally was held. Notable speakers included Alveda King, the niece of Martin Luther King Jr., former vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin, and the event's organizer Glenn Beck. As of 2012, the restoration project was completed and the pool was reopened on August 31.
People near the monument. After Trujillo's assassination in 1961, the government changed the name of the monument to "Monumento a los Héroes de la Restauración" (Monument to the Heroes of the Restoration). It is now dedicated to the heroes of the Dominican Restoration War, [2] fought from 1863 to 1865 against Dominican Loyalist and Spanish ...
The monument in Tyrrell County, North Carolina, features a Confederate soldier on top of a pedestal with the inscription “In appreciation of our faithful slaves” written underneath.