NATIONAL MONUMENT

The term 'national monument' can either refer to a specific monument which aims to represent a nation, or to a general concept. Usage depends on the country in which it is being used.

Contents

List of national monuments

General designations

Specific monuments

Latvia

References

See also

List of national monuments

General designations

★ in the Republic of Ireland, a National Monument is a monument (or remains of a monument) of national importance that is subject to preservation by the state

★ National Monuments of Portugal

★ National Monuments of Singapore

★ National Monuments of the United States

★ National Monuments of Zambia

Specific monuments

Argentina

★ Justo José de Urquiza Museum and National Monument, Palacio San José, Entre Ríos Province

Bangladesh

'''The War Memorial of''' Jatiyo Smriti Soudho (National Monument)

Bosnia and Herzegovina

★ Ferhadija mosque, Banja Luka

Canada

★ Monument National, Montreal, Quebec

Chile

★ Embassy of the Argentine Republic, Santiago, Chile

★ Main Headquarters of the Catholic University of Valparaíso, Valparaíso, Chile

★ Governorate Building of Maule Region, Talca, Chile

★ Governorate Building of Los Andes Province, Los Andes, Chile

★ Old "San José" Hospital, Santiago, Chile

★ National Museum Benjamín Vicuña MacKenna, Providencia, Santiago, Chile.

★ Old War Arsenals, Santiago, Chile

★ Santiago's Central Market, Santiago, Chile

★ Main Headquarters of the Firefighters of Chile, Santiago, Chile

★ "Normalist School" nº 1, Santiago, Chile.

★ Main Stock Exchange, Santiago, Chile

★ Central Post Office, Santiago, Chile

★ Santiago's City Hall, Santiago, Chile

★ Old Parliament Building and its gardens, Santiago, Chile
; and many others

Costa Rica

★ Guayabo National Monument, Central Volcanic Conservation Area, Cartago Province

Cuba

★ Presidio Modelo, Isla de la Juventud, Cuba

India

★ 'The All India War Memorial,' India Gate, the (National Monument of India), Rajpath, New Delhi

Indonesia

★ Monumen Nasional, Jakarta

Republic of Ireland

★ National Monument, Dublin

Latvia

★ Freedom Monument, Riga

Luxembourg

★ Gëlle Fra, Luxembourg City

Malaysia

★ Millennium Monument, Putrajaya

★ Tugu Negara, Kuala Lumpur

Mexico

★ Angel of Independence

Netherlands

★ National Monument, Dam Square, Amsterdam

Pakistan

★ Minar-e-Pakistan (''Tower of Pakistan'') in Iqbal Park, Lahore

★ Mazar-e-Quaid (''Mausoleum of Muhammad Ali Jinnah'', founder of Pakistan), Karachi

★ Mazaar-e-Iqbal (''Tomb of Muhammad Iqbal''), Lahore

★ Badshahi Masjid, Lahore

★ Shah Faisal Masjid, Islamabad

★ National Monument, Islamabad

Scotland

★ National Monument, Calton Hill, Edinburgh

★ Wallace National Monument, Abbey Craig, near Stirling

United States

★ U.S. National Monument

★ Statue of Liberty in New York City

★ Plymouth Rock in Massachusetts

Zimbabwe

★ Great Zimbabwe

★ Khami

References

See also

★ World Heritage Site

★ National Heroes Park, Jamaica

★ Listed building, United Kingdom

★ Scheduled Ancient Monument, United Kingdom

★ National Monuments Record, an archive held by English Heritage

★ National Monuments Record of Scotland, an archive held by the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland