National monument
File:Nishan-E-Manzil Gujranwala 20140925.jpg
Nishan-E-Manzil.
A national monument is a monument constructed in order to commemorate something of importance to national heritage. The term may also refer to a specific monument status, such as a national heritage site, by reason of their cultural importance rather than age respectively.
National monument status is usually granted to colossal symbols of national identity.
National Monument Media
- Statue of Liberty, NY.jpg
The Statue of Liberty in New York Harbor in the United States was designated a national monument in 1924 by former U.S. President Calvin Coolidge.
- Altar della Patria September 2015-1.jpg
Altare della Patria in Rome, Italy, built to commemorate the Italian unification
- Martyrs Memorial. Algiers, Algeria.jpg
Maqam Echahid in Algiers, Algeria, an iconic concrete monument commemorating the Algerian war for independence
