What archeologists are certain of is that the monument was likely of great importance to the people who built it.

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Traditionalists want monuments to be classical, arguing that anything newer becomes a monument to radicalism and its designer rather than the people who are memorialized.

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Hundreds of people took part in the parade watched by crowds along the route from Monument to the Civic Centre where a firework display was held.

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