Tag: "National Monuments"
Lincoln Memorial
The Lincoln Memorial , located in the West Potomac Park , National Mall , Washington , is a memorial built in honor of the 16th President , Abraham Lincoln , who fought to preserve our nation during the Civil War, from 1861-1865. The Lincoln Memorial has been the site of many famous speeches and events [...]
Stone Mountain
Stone Mountain located in Georgia , is a quartz monzonite dome with an elevation of 1,686 feet (513 m) above sea level and 825 feet (251.5 m) above the surrounding area. Stone Mountain is well-known for its geology and for an enormous bas-relief on its north face, the largest bas-relief in the world. The carving [...]
Cascades – Cascade Range
The Cascades, also called Cascade Range is a major mountain range in North America ranging from British Columbia through Washington , Oregon to Northern California. Cascade Range includes non-volcanic mountains like North Cascades but also well known volcanoes called High Cascades. The small part of the range in British Columbia is called the Canadian Cascades [...]
Giant’s Causeway , a ladder from the sea
The Giant’s Causeway located in Northern Ireland close to the town of Bushmills is an area of more than 40,000 interlocking basalt columns, the result of an ancient volcanic eruption. It was declared a World Heritage Site in 1986, and a National Nature Reserve in 1987 . In 2005 the Giant’s Causeway was named as [...]
Torre de Belem – Belem Tower
Torre de Belem also called Belem Tower located in the Belem district of Lisbon, Portugal is a fortified tower and an UNESCO World Heritage Site due to its importance in the discoveries made by the Portuguese in the Age of Discoveries. Construction Built in 1515 Torre de Belem was commissioned by King John II to be [...]
Mosteiro dos Jeronimos | Jeronimos Monastery
Mosteiro dos Jeronimos also called Jeronimos Monastery , located in Lisbon , capital of Portugal , is a magnificent monastery and one of the most important monuments in Lisbon built in Manueline style . The monastery was populated by monks of the Order of Saint Jerome (Hieronymites), whose spiritual job was to give guidance to [...]
Colossus of Rhodes – One of the Seven Wonders
The Colossus of Rhodes was a statue of the Greek god Helios, built in Rhodes , Greece by Chares of Lindos between 292 and 280 BC . It’s considered one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World and was raised to celebrate Rhodes’ victory over the ruler of Cyprus, Antigonus I Monophthalmus . Colossus [...]
Devils Tower – America’s First National Monument
Devils Tower is America’s first national monument, created by President Theodore Roosevelt in 1906. Devil’s Toweris , located in the Black Hills in Crook County, Wyoming ,is an extraordinary natural monument and a landmark visible from many miles away. The monolithic igneous intrusion or volcanic neck rises 1,267 feet (386 m) above the surrounding terrain with [...]
Borobudur , Indonesia
Borobudur or Borobudur Temple , located near Magelang , Indonesia is a 9th-century Mahayana Buddhist monument. The monument comprises six square platforms topped by three circular platforms, and is decorated with 2,672 relief panels and 504 Buddha statues. A main dome, located at the center of the top platform, is surrounded by 72 Buddha statues [...]
Parthenon – Symbol of Ancient Greece
The Parthenon , symbol of Ancient Greece , located in Acropolis , Athens is a temple dedicated to the Greek goddess Athena, the protector of the city . Parthenon is the most famous surviving building of Ancient Greece and one of the most famous buildings in the world . The Parthenon has stood atop the [...]
