famous of all megalithic sites. Stonehenge is unique among the monuments of the ancient world. Isolated on a windswept plain, built by a people with no written language, Stonehenge challenges our imagination. The impressive stone circle stands near the top of a gently sloping hill on Salisbury Plain about thirty miles from the English Channel. The stones are visible over the hills for a mile or two in every direction. Stonehenge is one of over fifty thousand prehistoric "megalithics" in Europe.
The Native Medicine Wheel is spiritual energy; it is a wheel of protection. There are four different colors on the wheel Red, Black, Yellow, and White. Each color represents something, air, water, fire, earth. Ancient stone structures of Medicine wheels can be found in southern Canada, South Dakota, Wyoming, and Montana. The center of the medicine wheel represents the creator and the spokes represent symbolic signs that are different to each tribe whoever constructed that wheel knows the unique signs
people see a monument as a piece of stone that takes a only takes a few months to carve, but building a memorial is not as easy as many other thinks. It takes a great amount of time, effort, money, and land to build. Therefore, to conserve land and federal funds, it is necessary to have factors to determine if an event or person should be created into a monument. This means that before building a monument, group or agencies needs to be dainty when deciding on a person or event for a monument. One way
Monuments are significant because it is a visual sight of history and the influential people that helped make history. Monuments help express cultures, they are also great for educating the young minds and for attracting tourists. Monuments attract to the younger generation because they are able to see a physical sculpture of what they are reading about in books, and it is important for the younger generation to learn about different significant events that occurred in the past. Monuments are beautiful
time, but as society's perceptions of a person or event can shift from when the remembrance was first erected, the desire to keep the memorial of an infamous individual or the atrocity perpetrated in a war can lead the monument to become an unpleasant reminder. Although monuments embody a way to capture an understanding of an iconic personage, or occasion in history and cast it in marble, granite, and bronze, they are often controversial. So individuals need to research the subject intensively and
frame a picture, or create a monument. Monuments are built for several reasons; as the prompt stated, some honor moments of great achievement, while others pay homage to deep sacrifice. When designing the monument, details such as the location, material, and size are crucial to the process and should not be determined carelessly. The location is one of the most important detail when planning for the creation of a monument. If chosen unwisely, it is likely the monument won’t be recognized for its
Monuments are meant to honor moments of great achievement and pay homage to deep sacrifice. It allows people to remember historical achievements and other famous people in history. There are many factors people should consider in memorializing an event or person and in creating a monument. Such as, the location, size, and what monument is being created. This is a big factor because some monuments are offensive to others depending on what is being memorialized. Memorializing people or events is complex
Creating a monument or memorial by no means is a simple task. To create a monument is to create some sort of representation for the person or event and that can not be taken lightly. It is incredibly important for every single detail to be carefully analyzed and perfected because an incorrect representation can tell a completely different story about the person or event. When memorializing an event or person by creating a monument, a group or agency should consider factors such as the location of
Memorialization of a person place or event can be done in several different ways achieved by several different aspects. With attentive consideration of purpose, location, and material, a monument or museum can pay tribute to respectable people or moments in history. Body 1: When contemplating the design of a monument or museum dedicated to a subject, an association should heavily focus on the message being shown through the structure. The Lincoln Memorial features two panels of speeches that relic
Memorialize Monuments are everywhere, whether to honor a person, place, or thing. They are important in remembering a cultural heritage or an event that took place. Memorials have been built for thousands of years to remember the fallen. A great deal of contemplation is put into the mere idea of a monument. There are a few specific concepts to keep in mind before constructing a monument, which these three monuments so obviously embrace. First and foremost, is Mount Rushmore, an exact facsimile of
are memorialized by creating monuments. There are many monuments throughout the world, all of these having different, special meanings. When creating monuments, people must consider the materials they’re made of, size, and the location in which they are placed. In doing so, the monuments can have greater meanings, and can cause powerful emotions inside people. Figuring out the materials to create a monument with is a key part to establishing a new monument. The monuments should be made out of durable
consider in creating a monument.A Monument is something created in memory of a person, event, ete, such as a statue. Some people may ask, why build a monument? The reason people build monuments is because the monument manufactures its own aura. You should think of a monument likes it’s you, say you did something to deserve to be a statue, you would love it right? That’s why i think agency should consider in memorializing an event or person and in creating a monument. Historical significance
Creating monuments to memorialize the history of the United States should be heavily evaluated before action is made, for the impact on the country’s people is often greater than predicted. History is remembered and glorified through the creations of monuments such as the Lincoln Memorial as described by Kirk Savage. Therefore, it needs to be taken into consideration that the people and events chosen to be memorialized contribute to the perspective we have on the morality of these figures and their
process than that of mental material (Forty 6). This leads to doubts in the relationship between memory and material objects. These doubts appear through the assumption that objects can replace mental memory. The first of the three is ephemeral monuments, which suggests that “collective memory doesn’t dwell on material objects,” and we get rid of what we don’t want to remember (Forty 5). Then there is Freud with his theory of mental process stating that repression of the ego is similar to forgetting
The creation of monuments is essential when reminding the public of impactful events and influential people, whose actions molded the very present we know today. For example, the Christopher Columbus Memorial in Riverside Park stands firm throughout the throngs of people, commemorating the infamous explorer (Source B, Photo). Monuments come in all shapes in sizes, located in all parts of the globe, and consist of many different materials. These structures need to perservere through tough weather
representation, it is then known as a monument.The need to memorialize events or people is complex; in some cases, monuments honor moments of great achievement, while in other cases, monuments pay homage to deep sacrifice. A monument's size, location, and materials are all considerations in planning and creating a memorial to the past. Examples of such feats are the Washington Monument, Lincoln Memorial, and even Mount Rushmore. For the latter of the To have a commemoration for the Gettysburg Address
Public History sites, such as museums, monuments, and memorials, have become a big part of American History and culture. They preserve, interpret, and project history and memories to the American public, who largely do not attend a history class after high school. They are sometimes the only knowledge of history some people get. These places are not only educational places but also places of political and cultural backlash. Public history sites have lots of severe issues because the museum staff
personal taste. This shows the importance of history especially to Americans. We value our history and try to captivate it in a form that will be visible for ages. The different aspects going into the creation of buildings or monuments is simply put, monumental. To create a monument, the place, the theme and the response should be gauged beforehand to ensure it's building. Humans are inspired by their own doing just as much as they are by nature. Just who and why a statue is memorialized can be a very
including, what the monument is portraying, and any historical significance behind the area it is being built in. Factors that should also be taken into consideration are the impact these monuments will have on the communities they are being built in. Lastly, when creating a monument the design is an important factor. The design needs to educate audiences on the subject of the monument, compliment the land surrounding it, and portray the individuals in an appropriate sense. What a monument is portraying
Monuments Monument are created to commemorate a person or event. In order for monuments to effectively pay homage to deep sacrifice, a group or agency must take into consideration; a monument’s location, size, and material. When a group or agency contemplates the creation of a monument, they must consider the monument’s location. The location should be easily accessible or a place that contributes to the importance of the person or event being commemorated. The monument of Christopher Columbus in