monumento

Definitions of monumento
  1. noun
    a structure erected to commemorate persons or events
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    pirámide
    a massive monument with a square base and four triangular sides; begun by Cheops around 2700 BC as royal tombs in ancient Egypt
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    lápida, placa
    a memorial made of brass
    cenotafio
    a monument built to honor people whose remains are interred elsewhere or whose remains cannot be recovered
    losa, lápida, lápida sepulcral
    a stone that is used to mark a grave
    megalito
    memorial consisting of a very large stone forming part of a prehistoric structure (especially in western Europe)
    panteón
    a monument commemorating a nation's dead heroes
    crómlech, dolmen
    a prehistoric megalithic tomb typically having two large upright stones and a capstone
    menhir
    a tall upright megalith; found primarily in England and northern France
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    construcción, estructura
    a thing constructed; a complex entity constructed of many parts
  2. noun
    a burial vault (usually for some famous person)
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    sepulcro, sepultura
    a chamber that is used as a grave
  3. noun
    an important site that is marked and preserved as public property
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    emplazamiento
    the piece of land on which something is located (or is to be located)
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