noun
ADJECTIVE
▪ ancient , historic , historical
▪ national , public
▪ great , important , major
▪ famous
▪ fitting
▪
The new boat is a fitting ~ to the crew members who lost their lives.
▪ lasting
▪
The museum was built as a lasting ~ to the civil war.
▪ funerary
▪ architectural
▪ religious
▪ granite , stone , etc.
VERB + MONUMENT
▪ stand as
▪
The tower stands as a ~ to the invasion of the island.
▪ commission
▪
A ~ has been commissioned in his memory.
▪ build , construct , create , erect , put up
▪ unveil
▪ preserve , protect
▪
the best preserved Roman ~ in Britain
▪ destroy , remove
▪
Monuments to the former ruler were all removed.
MONUMENT + VERB
▪ be , stand
▪
The ~ will stand just inside the cathedral.
PREPOSITION
▪ as a ~
▪ ~ of
▪
~s of the army's past campaigns
▪ ~ to
▪
The statue was built as a ~ to victims of the war.