What are Monuments and Memorials?
A monument is a type of structure that is build to celebrate or remember something important. Sometimes they are build to recognise a great person, an important event, or something that is important to social or cultural history. Monuments aren't always happy or inspiring however, frequently they are build to remember a tragic event or people who have died - these are called memorials.
A memorial is an object, piece of art, statue, fountain, or even an entire area that serves as a focus point to remember someone who has died, or an event that caused people to die. You may have seen gravestones or plaques in a cemetery - those are memorials for the people who are buried there. Larger scale memorials exist as well. War memorials are common ways for countries to remember all the soldiers who fought and died in wars.
This is a monument called 'The Stone of Remembrance' from the Australian War Memorial.
What does it make you feel?
What are its physical features?
Now you should know all about why we have monuments and memorials. Follow Captain Koala to see how other towns in Australia have celebrated and remembered their local histories! |  |
