historic monument

A historic monument is a significant structure, site, or object preserved for its cultural, architectural, or historical importance, symbolizing and commemorating events, people, or eras of the past.

Observed surface forms (22)

• heritage building ×12
• heritage-listed building ×12
• ancient monument ×11
• heritage structure ×5
• historic church building ×5
• architectural monument ×4
• historic pavilion ×4
• historic fortress ×3
• historic gate ×3
• historic tower ×3

• historical complex ×2
• Cultural heritage site ×1
• heritage monument ×1
• historic attraction ×1
• historic cave ×1
• historic church complex ×1
• historic gateway ×1
• historic mosque ×1
• historic religious site ×1
• historic site feature ×1
• monument historique ×1
• prehistoric hillfort ×1

Instances (160)

• Wawel Castle in Kraków
  surface form: Wawel Castle
• Kalwaria Zebrzydowska: Mannerist Architectural and Park Landscape Complex and Pilgrimage Park via concept surface "Cultural heritage site"
• Red Fort
• Nice Cathedral
• El Jem Amphitheatre via concept surface "ancient monument"
• Parliament House, Sydney via concept surface "heritage-listed building"
• Marine Gate
• Palais Garnier, Paris
  surface form: Palais Garnier
• Lomond Hills via concept surface "prehistoric hillfort"
  surface form: Maiden Castle hillfort
• First Church Unitarian Littleton via concept surface "historic church building"
• Sansad Bhavan (Parliament House) via concept surface "heritage structure"
  surface form: Sansad Bhavan
• North Bridge monument in Concord
• São Jorge Castle
• Jantar Mantar, New Delhi via concept surface "heritage monument"
• Hampoort city gate
• Canons of Grave (artillery pieces)
  surface form: Canons of Grave
• Petit Palais
• Bory Castle via concept surface "architectural monument"
• Massey Hall via concept surface "heritage building"
• Convocation Hall via concept surface "heritage building"
• Roman Theatre of Orange via concept surface "monument historique"
• Notre-Dame-de-Nazareth Cathedral
• Stirling Castle via concept surface "historic fortress"
• Château de Saint-Germain-en-Laye
• Daria Castle via concept surface "historic fortress"
• St. Pierre Cathedral
• Victoria Memorial via concept surface "heritage building"
• Writers’ Building via concept surface "heritage building"
• Alexander Nevsky Lavra via concept surface "historical complex"
• Nevsky Gate via concept surface "historic gate"
• Palais du Luxembourg
• Dungeon Rock via concept surface "historic cave"
• Château of Vauvenargues
• Saint Bartholomew’s Church complex via concept surface "historic church complex"
• Golestan Palace
• Torentje via concept surface "historic tower"
• Lubart’s Castle via concept surface "architectural monument"
• One Pillar Pagoda
• Lapa Arches
• El Escorial via concept surface "historical complex"
• North Block, New Delhi via concept surface "heritage building"
• Severan basilica via concept surface "ancient monument"
• Jorasanko Thakur Bari via concept surface "heritage building"
• Lady’s Tower via concept surface "historic tower"
• Masjid al-Qiblatayn via concept surface "historic mosque"
• Le Train Bleu restaurant
  surface form: Le Train Bleu
• Pont Neuf
• Government House, Wellington via concept surface "heritage building"
• Pont de la Concorde
• Mission Church via concept surface "historic church building"