Word: monumented
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...were relieved that no fanatic felt driven to pry the philosopher's bearded bust off its granite pedestal, smear it with paint, or try to chisel off the nose, as had happened in the past. Throughout the day, Communist representatives from a number of countries trooped by the monument to lay bouquets of red carnations, tulips and daffodils. "Homage from the Chilean Trade Union Congress," read one card. Another floral tribute was presented "on behalf of the Marxist-Leninists in Bangladesh who cannot be here." Many residents of the city in which Marx spent the better part...
...make cutbacks or modify the design. Still, even in the face of Hong Kong's uncertain future-China could take control when the United Kingdom's lease on much of the crown colony's land expires in 1997-the bank seems determined to build a monument that, says Munden, is more than "just a building...
...sequel to Raiders of the Lost Ark. Bristling with statuary and turrets, the imposing edifice sits in stony silence in the gathering light of dawn. But this is not a Hollywood fantasy. It is Indonesia's Borobudur, the world's largest and probably most mysterious Buddhist monument, which will be rededicated this week as a national shrine and tourist attraction after being rescued from decades of neglect...
...alarmed Indonesian government appealed to the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) for international help to save the monument...
Recently spruced up, but, alas, so far only externally, Grand Central Terminal is a splendid specimen of Beaux-Arts architecture. It is also the statement of an era, a monument to the triumph of the railroads in forging an empire out of a wilderness and creating a wealth of museum treasures, public libraries and handsome buildings...