The word "monument" derives from the Latin "monumentum," meaning "memorial," and "monere," or "to remind," according to Merriam-Webster. Throughout history, structures have been erected to commemorate ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A massive statue of Our Lady of Fatima was inaugurated after restoration in Crato, Brazil, on November 13, drawing thousands of ...

A 25-foot-tall statue hand carved from a single stone of the Hindu deity Lord Hanuman is set to be erected at the Om Sri Sai Balaji Temple in Monroe Township this April or May. Hanuman is a Hindu God ...

SAN ANTONIO — San Antonio is now home to the largest Catrina statue in the USA, according to the city. On Thursday, the city unveiled the 38.5-foot-tall statue in Maverick Plaza at La Villita. The ...

The controversial monument will cost a staggering US$460 million and nearly five times as high as Christ the Redeemer in Rio de Janeiro. Dubbed the ‘Statue of Unity’, the controversial monument will ...

ANNAPOLIS, MD (IANS) – A 19-foot statue of B.R. Ambedkar, named ‘Statue of Equality‘ and the largest outside India, is set to be unveiled in Maryland on October 14 to celebrate the life and legacy of ...

A Texas-based startup is seeking backers for its new, ambitious project: building the largest statue in the country. The statue, a 500-foot stainless-steel monument to George Washington, would sit ...

AN OLIGARCH is erecting the largest statue of Jesus in the world to rival Brazil’s Christ the Redeemer. The 77-meter-high ...