From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary EnglishRelated topics: Architecturemonumentmon‧u‧ment /ˈmɒnjəmənt $ ˈmɑː-/●くろまる●くろまる○しろまる noun [countable]1AAa building, statue, or other large structure that is built to remind people of an important event or famous person → memorialHe erected a monument on the spot where his daughter was killed.monument toa fitting monument to the men who died in the battle2AAa very old building or place that is important historicallyAncient monuments are protected by law.3 →be a monument to somebody/something →national monumentExamples from the Corpusmonument• The development of poliovaccines, present and future, is a monument to several important things.• Still, this cement and glass monument to eavesdropping will likely remain off the touristmaps for many years to come.• A landowner could have his monumentprotected if he wished but he might prefer to maltreat it or destroy it completely.• Ellis Island is preserved as a historicmonument.• At daybreak or dusk, the pyramids most resemble the limestonemonuments seen by the old explorers.• Memorialmonuments usually celebratetriumphs rather than the state's decimation of cultures and peoples.• These are the monuments to generations of individualfarmersploughing and draining their fields.• Arnold Kaech, chairman of the Schilthornbahn, decided to replace the monument.Originmonument(1200-1300)Latinmonumentum, from monere"to remind"