monument

monument
noun
ADJECTIVE
ancient, historic, historical
national, public
great, important, major
famous
fitting

The new boat is a fitting monument to the crew members who lost their lives.

lasting

The museum was built as a lasting monument to the civil war.

funerary
architectural
religious
granite, stone, etc.
VERB + MONUMENT
stand as

The tower stands as a monument to the invasion of the island.

commission

A monument has been commissioned in his memory.

build, construct, create, erect, put up
unveil
preserve, protect

the best preserved Roman monument in Britain

destroy, remove

Monuments to the former ruler were all removed.

MONUMENT + VERB
be, stand

The monument will stand just inside the cathedral.

PREPOSITION
as a monument
monument of

monuments of the army's past campaigns

monument to

The statue was built as a monument to victims of the war.


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