Word: monumentalize
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...base of a monument recording the names of 192 Athenians who died in the battle of Marathon...
...long held that sculptural Virtuoso Milles sacrifices purity of line to superficial melodrama, had to admit that few living sculptors could match the sound & fury of his mystical, Norse fairyland in sculpture. Most impressive of the works displayed was his most recent: a surging, scowling winged bronze figure called Monument to Genius (see cut), which cut loose from Milles' polished style and told its story with roughhewn realism...
...grotesque monument which stands in front of Boylston has been one of the great mysteries of Harvard Yard. During the past several years, many attempts have been made to solve the mystery. Some say that it formerly occupied a prominent position in the men's room of the Parker House; others maintain that it is the work of one Paul Bunyan who can be seen slipping casually through the Streets of Cambridge every Saturday evening after the football games; there is still a third school of thought, originating from the Sociology department, which insists that the monument indicates a cultural...
...critical estimate of the artistic value of the piece would require a greater knowledge of Chinese art than I have. It is impossible to give an intelligible and solid account of such a monument without understanding its symbolism, characters, and historical background. I suggest, however, that for these very reasons, some explanation of the monument and a translation of the inscription be provided by the University and placed in front of the piece...
...Irish Rose, Chu-Chin-Chow. But it has been played oftener, all told, than any drama except Hamlet, was once presented simultaneously by 44 companies, has been translated into at least 20 languages, is the only play that has been rendered and acted in Esperanto. A great dramatic monument is Charley's Aunt...