monument
Decorative or symbolic structures which generally have some referential meaning for the local place or population.
Pictured: Washington Monument
A monument is a structure which is built to decorate the landscape, to memorialize something or someone, or to represent something of particular importance. The shape of a monument may vary considerably depending on its specific structural form, and certain categories (such as sculptures) can take virtually any buildable form that does not clearly place it in another category.
The purpose can be decorative, commemorative, or representational. It does not require one particular shape or a uniform method of construction.
A permanent outdoor artwork and a water feature can both decorate a place or carry commemorative meaning. Each gives that purpose a different physical form.
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More specific definitions
5 sub-definitions-
artwork
A permanently installed outdoor artistic object, distinct from ornament forming part of another structure. -
cumulation
A mainly solid monumental mass built by stacking earth, stone, masonry, or other available material. -
gateway
A structure which frames an opening or entrance, with 2 main supports and a span. -
monolith
A simple upright shaft appearing as a solid mass, including hollow constructions that resemble solid rock. -
water feature
A constructed object whose principal feature is moving water, whether propelled or flowing between levels.
Related definitions
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amusement ride
A non-portable structure which moves riders along a determined course for amusement or thrills. -
bulk storage structure
A fixed enclosure for bulk liquid, gas, or particulate commodities, generally without routine human access. -
infrastructure
A distinct structure which forms an integral part of a large public functional network. -
machine structure
Structures which operate as machines or as integral parts of mechanized processes. -
open-air structure
A building or shelter where most of the interior space is not fully enclosed. -
tower
A predominantly vertical structure with little space for inhabitation, even where part of it has a building-like form.