Monuments A structure and a symbol.
Article Content For as long as history can remember, monuments
have stood as an
expression of pride, loss, love and to commemorate people of
great importance. While a
monument can technically be anything from a famous man made
structure, to a naturally
occurring formation such as a canyon or cave, the monuments to
which people flock are
those built by people to honour, celebrate, grieve for and in
some cases even enshrine a loved
one or a person who played a great role in the cultural and
social society of that time. In fact
the very origin of the word monument is from the Latin word
meaning to remind. It is no
wonder that monuments are so revered and given such a place of
importance not only in
daily lives but also in history.
Great monuments such as the Pyramids, the Great Wall of China,
the Taj Mahal etc have
been constructed thousands of years ago by great men. Their
endurance through time only
serves to increase the awe associated with them. They stand for
the beliefs, faith, strength and
thoughts of that time. They serve as a symbol of their nations,
putting them on the world map.
Monuments are also built for a number of reasons, some more
modern ones to be used as
landmarks with distinctive features. Some were built for
religious purposes and were
intended to serve their respective religions as places of
prayer. Others were built as
extravagant homes of rich and successful rulers who wanted to
wave their success to the
world. There are also those monuments that are built to honour
the departed. These are often
intricate and boast of great workmanship. Many of the more
famously known monuments
are actually tombs or built to remember the dead. Various
cenotaphs and war memorials are
part of this category.
Although built with just stone tiles, the structure itself tells
a story that makes it a symbol of
greatness. For instance, the Taj Mahal is declared to be a
symbol of love because the Moghul
Emperor Shah Jahan was so overcome with grief over the loss of
his wife, that he built her
the most extravagant tomb for her to rest in as a testament to
his undying love. Even today
lovers from all over the world flock to this site to visit a
place that will forever be associated
with the strong emotion that was poured into it when it was
being constructed thousands of
years ago.
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