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A monumental column and statue in his birthplace in Trim, County Meath, Ireland (1817) [3] Wellington Monument, London, on Park Lane, London; a colossal bronze statue of Achilles by Richard Westmacott (1822) [4] Wellington Arch on Hyde Park Corner, London, built to a design by Decimus Burton (1825–1827) [5]
The structure that tops a pyramid in monumental Mesoamerican architecture (also common as a decorative embellishment on the ridge of metal roofs of some domestic Gothic-style architecture in America in the 19th century). Rotunda A large and high circular hall or room in a building, usually but not always, surmounted by a dome.
Late medieval gothic plate armour with list of elements. The slot in the helmet is called an occularium. The slot in the helmet is called an occularium. This list identifies various pieces of body armour worn from the medieval to early modern period in the Western world , mostly plate but some mail armour , arranged by the part of body that is ...
F. W. Commons was a monumental mason, trained in Europe (there is some speculation this was from 1858 to 1860), who was commissioned to carve four allegorical figures, each 12 ft high, for £2,100 to crown the front of Parliament House, Melbourne, though it never eventuated due to the depression. He set up as a monumental mason at Ballarat in 1880.
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.
Cruz Monumental de El Arenal Mexico: El Arenal: 20.221519 -98.912044: 55 m: 2014: Central cross at Cross Church Pinnacle Hills United States: Rogers, Arkansas: 36.314620 -94.188198: 53.34 m: ensemble of three crosses Basílica de la Virgen del Camino Cross Spain: León: 42.580173 -5.641638: 53 m: 1961: Meskel Cross Ethiopia: Mekelle, Tigray: 13 ...
Monumental (Barcelona Metro), a station in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain La Monumental , the Plaza Monumental de Barcelona, a stadium bullring in the city of Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain Estadio Monumental Antonio Vespucio Liberti , or El Monumental, an Argentinian stadium in Buenos Aires
This is a list of monoliths organized according to the size of the largest block of stone on the site. A monolith is a large stone which has been used to build a structure or monument, either alone or together with other stones. In this list at least one colossal stone over ten tons has been moved to create the structure or monument.