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/nˈæʃənəl mˈɑnjumənt/ Listen

National monument

noun

Memorial consisting of a structure or natural landmark of historic interest; set aside by national government for preservation and public enjoyment.

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"National monument" Quotes from Famous Books

... expression to a keen desire for further particulars as to this tomb. Dr. J.E. Polak, formerly Physician to the late Shah of Persia, gives the desired information, on p. 26, in an interesting work on Persia. He writes as follows: "The only national monument which the Jews in Persia possess is the tomb of Esther at Hamadan, the ancient Ecbatana, whither they have made pilgrimages from time immemorial. In the centre of the Jewish quarter there is to be seen a low building with a cupola, on the top of which a stork has built ...

— The Itinerary of Benjamin of Tudela • Benjamin of Tudela

... Daniel, lawyer, statesman, United States senator from Virginia, delivered in the hall of the House of Representatives, Washington, D. C., at the dedication of the Washington National Monument, February 21, 1885, Mr. Daniel being then a member of the House from Virginia. He was introduced by Senator George F. Edmunds, of Vermont, president pro tempore of the Senate, who occupied the speaker's chair, and ...

— America First - Patriotic Readings • Various

... over one hundred thousand visitors come to Plymouth annually. They all go to see the Rock; most of them clamber up to the quaint Burial Hill and read a few of the oldest inscriptions; they glance at the National Monument to the forefathers, bearing the largest granite figure in the world, and they take a turn through Pilgrim Hall. But there is one place they often forget to see, and that is the ...

— The Old Coast Road - From Boston to Plymouth • Agnes Rothery

Words linked to "National monument" : memorial, monument