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==Etymology== | ==Etymology== | ||
[https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=English#ca._1100-1500_.09THE_MIDDLE_ENGLISH_PERIOD Middle English], from Anglo-French, from [[Latin]] monumentum, [[literally]], memorial, from monēre to remind | [https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=English#ca._1100-1500_.09THE_MIDDLE_ENGLISH_PERIOD Middle English], from Anglo-French, from [[Latin]] monumentum, [[literally]], memorial, from monēre to remind | ||
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*1 obsolete : a burial vault : sepulchre | *1 obsolete : a burial vault : sepulchre | ||
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==Description== | ==Description== | ||
| − | A '''monument''' is a [[type]] of [[structure]] either explicitly created to commemorate a [[person]] or important [[event]] or which has become important to a social [[group]] as a part of their [[remembrance]] of [[past]] [[events]]. They are frequently used to improve the [[appearance]] of a [[city]] or location. Cities that are [[planned]] such as [ | + | A '''monument''' is a [[type]] of [[structure]] either explicitly created to commemorate a [[person]] or important [[event]] or which has become important to a social [[group]] as a part of their [[remembrance]] of [[past]] [[events]]. They are frequently used to improve the [[appearance]] of a [[city]] or location. Cities that are [[planned]] such as [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Washington_D.C. Washington D.C.], [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_Delhi New Delhi] and [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bras%C3%ADlia Brasília] are often built around monuments. The [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Washington_Monument Washington Monument]'s location (and vertical [[geometry]], though not [[physical]] detail) was [[conceived]] to help [[organize]] public space in the city before it was ever [[connected]] with [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Washington George Washington]. Older cities have monuments placed at locations that are already important or are sometimes redesigned to [[focus]] on one. As [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Percy_Bysshe_Shelley Shelley] suggested in his famous poem "[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ozymandias Ozymandias]" ("Look on my [[works]], ye Mighty, and despair!"), the [[purpose]] of monuments is very often to impress or [[awe]]. In [[English]] the word "monumental" is often used in [[reference]] to something of extraordinary size and [[power]]. The word comes from the [[Latin]] "monere," which means 'to remind' or 'to warn.'[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monument] |
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Latest revision as of 01:22, 13 December 2020
Etymology
Middle English, from Anglo-French, from Latin monumentum, literally, memorial, from monēre to remind
- Date: 13th century
Definitions
- 1 obsolete : a burial vault : sepulchre
- 2 : a written legal document or record : treatise
- 3 a (1) : a lasting evidence, reminder, or example of someone or something notable or great (2) : a distinguished person
- b : a memorial stone or a building erected in remembrance of a person or event
- 4 archaic : an identifying mark : evidence; also : portent, sign
- 5 obsolete : a carved statue : effigy
- 6 : a boundary or position marker (as a stone)
- 7 : national monument
- 8 : a written tribute
Description
A monument is a type of structure either explicitly created to commemorate a person or important event or which has become important to a social group as a part of their remembrance of past events. They are frequently used to improve the appearance of a city or location. Cities that are planned such as Washington D.C., New Delhi and Brasília are often built around monuments. The Washington Monument's location (and vertical geometry, though not physical detail) was conceived to help organize public space in the city before it was ever connected with George Washington. Older cities have monuments placed at locations that are already important or are sometimes redesigned to focus on one. As Shelley suggested in his famous poem "Ozymandias" ("Look on my works, ye Mighty, and despair!"), the purpose of monuments is very often to impress or awe. In English the word "monumental" is often used in reference to something of extraordinary size and power. The word comes from the Latin "monere," which means 'to remind' or 'to warn.'[1]
