Admission to all memorials and monuments, some of which are staffed with expert guides, is free.
Whoever these people were, they built these monuments even before the Egyptians built the pyramids.
After the fall of communism in 1989, most Socialist monuments from around Eastern Europe were torn down.
The fabulous tombs of the Recoleta Cemetery stand as vainglorious monuments, in death, to earthly success and ambition.
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Restoration of historic monuments has instead been left largely to the generosity of private donors.
Will we have to sell off national monuments to pay interest on our national debt?
Libraries are monuments to sharing culture, pre-all round wealth improvement and the eBook.
Veterans will hear the tale told in military terms which Army units had which Monuments officers.
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Building Outlines - allowing the inclusion of 3D graphics for offices, houses, monuments and other structures.
Like so many of these monuments, little thought has apparently been given to the setting.
Those cuts won't affect any entrance fees to national parks, beaches and monuments around the country.
Projects like the Guggenheim have become "the monuments of their cities, " says Danish-born artist Michael Elmgreen.
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Elizabeth Cameron Willsher (St Andrews, Fife) - For services to the Recording of Scotland's Graveyard Monuments.
To atone, Mr Demirbas has been providing money and materials to restore Christian monuments in Sur.
Sadly for Peru, another batch of historic monuments has just been lost for ever.
More than 600 houses and monuments are now restored and painted in dazzling colours.
Giant monuments and hero cults have coexisted throughout history, and with all sorts of politics.
Home to the papacy, Vatican City is brimming with extraordinary artworks and monuments of history.
"Philip Ideh" connected the two countries by pointing out that both countries have great monuments.
The bustling Orchha Fort complex, home to several palaces and monuments, was established by King Rudrapratap Singh in 1501.
It also provides financial assistance for preserving monuments and for the implementation of specific measures in case of emergency.
Today the citadels and towers of Byblos are the monuments to Lebanon's long-lost past.
Without the right protection and management these precious monuments could be lost forever.
Local residents had used the site as a garbage dump, piling discarded debris around two old monuments.
In the historic centers of Kyoto and Kamakura, where 13th-century monuments are the norm, age becomes relative.
In practice, this means that UNESCO is working to protect a number of major sites and monuments.
Part of this story is the unease, bordering on contempt, with which cultural progressives regard traditional monuments.
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The streets have ancient monuments and dusty history to rival Cairo, without the grinding traffic or pollution.
And those contentious monuments to the Ten Commandments found around the country and occasionally challenged in court?
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