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2. Stolperstein - Wikipedia

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   Stolpersteine for the Feder family in Kolín, Czech Republic Stolperstein installation in Amsterdam Beethovenstraat 55 on 3 October 2018. A Stolperstein (pronounced [ˈʃtɔlpɐˌʃtaɪn] ⓘ; plural Stolpersteine) is a ten-centimetre (3.9 in) concrete cube bearing a brass plate inscribed with the name and life dates of victims of Nazi extermination or persecution.

3. List of places with stolpersteine - Wikipedia

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   Imitation stolperstein memorial to 13 people arrested from one address in Vienna. In several cities there are imitations of stolpersteine, although the concept of Gunter Demnig is protected by copyright and registered as a trademark all over Europe. Austria: in Vienna there are more 1,000 memorial plaques dedicated to the victims of the Nazi ...

4. Monumental inscription - Wikipedia

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   A monumental inscription is an inscription, typically carved in stone, on a grave marker, cenotaph, memorial plaque, church monument or other memorial. The purpose of monumental inscriptions is to serve as memorials to the dead. Those on gravestones are normally placed there by members of the deceased's family.

5. Monumental masonry - Wikipedia

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   An example of a signed and dated maker's mark on a wall-mounted memorial to Mary Carpenter in Bristol Cathedral sculpted by monumental mason J. Havard Thomas of London Monumental masonry (also known as memorial masonry ) is a kind of stonemasonry focused on the creation, installation and repairs of headstones (also known as gravestones and ...

6. English church monuments - Wikipedia

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   A church monument is an architectural or sculptural memorial to a deceased person or persons, located within a Christian church. It can take various forms ranging from a simple commemorative plaque or mural tablet affixed to a wall, to a large and elaborate structure, on the ground or as a mural monument, which may include an effigy of the ...

7. Visitation stones - Wikipedia

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   The act of placing visitation stones is significant in Jewish bereavement practices. Small stones are placed by people who visit Jewish graves in an act of remembrance or respect for the deceased. The practice is a way of participating in the mitzvah (commandment) of burial. It is customary to place the stone with the left hand. [1]