National monument

Monumen Nasional in Jakarta, Indonesia, built to commemorate the Indonesian struggle for independence

Altare della Patria, Rome

A national monument is a monument constructed in order to commemorate something of national importance such as the country's founding, independence or a war.

The term may also refer to a specific monument status, such as a national heritage site, which most national monuments are by reason of their cultural importance rather than age. The National monument aims to represent the nation, and serve as a focus for national identity.

Overview

A series of structures or areas deemed to be of national importance and therefore afforded protection by the state are part of a country's cultural heritage. These national heritage sites are often called something different per country and are listed by national conservation societies. Romania has listed at least one plant as a national monument, Nymphaea lotus f. thermalis.

Example

Maqam Echahid in Algiers, Algeria, iconic concrete monument commemorating the Algerian war for independence.

National monument

• The National Monument (Indonesia)
• Maqam Echahid (Algiers, Algeria)
• The Pakistan Monument (Islamabad)
• The National Martyr's Memorial (Dhaka)
• The National Monument (Malaysia)
• The Netherlands National Monument (Amsterdam)
• The National Monument of Scotland (Edinburgh)
• National Monument to Victor Emmanuel II (Rome)
• National Kaiser Wilhelm Monument (Berlin)

National heritage sites

• National Monuments of Colombia
• National monuments of Ireland
• National monuments of Portugal
• National monuments of Singapore
• National monuments of Spain

  

  National Martyr's Memorial in Dhaka, built on memories of the martyrs of Bangladesh Liberation War.

• National Monument (United States)

See also

• National heritage sites of South Africa
• National icon
• National memorial
• National myth
• National Monument (United States)