monuments
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It applies to monuments and architecture, but also works of art and books, requiring states to safeguard and respect cultural property and refrain from any actions that might endanger it.
From BBC ● Sep. 19, 2026
This includes exquisitely decorated tombs that offer a unique glimpse into the daily lives, funerary beliefs, artistry and monuments of Egypt’s ordinary people and officials over many centuries.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 10, 2026
"Unfortunately, the process of rewriting history is much bigger, much deeper. It's also the destruction of monuments," said Zhemkova.
From Barron's ● Sep. 4, 2026
The triumphal arch would block or disrupt the sightline of other monuments, critics have said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 3, 2026
For a moment my soul was elevated from its debasing and miserable fears to contemplate the divine ideas of liberty and self-sacrifice of which these sights were the monuments and the remembrancers.
From "Frankenstein" by Mary Shelley
