Memorials and monuments

The memorial at the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific in Hawaii commemorates American dead from wars in the Pacific.

Memorial of Disappeared Detainees during the Uruguayan military dictatorship

Memorial of Mahatma Gandhi

Civil Rights Memorial in Montgomery, AL

Jatiyo Smriti Soudho at Savar, a tribute to people who died during the Bangladesh Liberation War

The Field of Empty Chairs, east Gate of Time, and Reflecting Pool at the Oklahoma City National Memorial.

Monument to the Unknown Soldier in Baghdad, Iraq

The Padrão dos Descobrimentos, Lisbon, Portugal, celebrates Portuguese explorers.

Vietnam Veteran War Memorial and Washington Monument in Washington, DC.

Kościuszko Mound, Kraków, Poland commemorating Tadeusz Kościuszko

The Shrine of Remembrance in Melbourne, Australia serves as a memorial for all Australians who served in World War I.

Examples of unofficial memorials.