Word: monumentalizing
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Dates: during 2000-2009
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...question is not whether to build a monument - everyone seems to agree it?s long overdue - but rather where it will best fit into Washington?s meticulous architectural choreography...
...Current plans place the memorial, an imposing (detractors say fascistic) design by Austrian architect Friedrich St. Florian, smack dab in the middle of the Mall, between the towering Washington Monument and the stately Lincoln memorial (site of Martin Luther King?s "I Have a Dream" speech). Opponents call it an outrageous defacement of a national space, while defendants consider the prominent placement a fitting testimony to the monument?s importance...
...official website of the World War II Memorial Committee doesn?t emphasize the monument?s locale, focusing instead on its purpose. The memorial is "symbolic of the defining event of the 20th century in American history. It will inspire future generations of Americans, deepening their appreciation of what the World War II generation accomplished in securing freedom and democracy...
...California, I get a firsthand look at what the future might hold. Here, at Cisco's sprawling headquarters, is a demo home that practically defines the cutting edge of wired-home technology. Built into a corner of a large office block, it's a 160-sq-m monument to every techie's fantasy. The place is bristling with gadgetry. Apart from the usual household appliances and entertainment systems, there are webcams, motion sensors, and electronic photoframes - thin lcds where you can show off several photos at the same time from that Hawaiian holiday or switch pictures depending...
...Cheung could qualify as a monument to pop longevity if he was not still in his glistening prime?and if he was not still so damned gorgeous. Any visitor to Hong Kong who mentions his name to a local will hear the same refrain: "Guess how old he is" (as if he kept a rotting portrait of himself in the attic). Cheung is 44, and if he has changed at all during his half-life in the public eye, it is to become more wily in the lavishing and husbanding of his allure. He simultaneously seduces and withdraws, flirts...