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Feroher :: Feroher (n.) A symbol of the solar deity, found on monuments exhumed in Babylon, Nineveh, etc..

Menhir :: Menhir (n.) A large stone set upright in olden times as a memorial or monument. Many, of unknown date, are found in Brittany and throughout Northern Europe..

Cross :: Cross (n.) A monument in the form of a cross, or surmounted by a cross, set up in a public place; as, a market cross; a boundary cross; Charing Cross in London..

Shaft :: Shaft (n.) A column, an obelisk, or other spire-shaped or columnar monument..

Archaeology :: Archaeology (n.) The science or study of antiquities, esp. prehistoric antiquities, such as the remains of buildings or monuments of an early epoch, inscriptions, implements, and other relics, written manuscripts, etc..

Sepulchral :: Sepulchral (a.) Of or pertaining to burial, to the grave, or to monuments erected to the memory of the dead; as, a sepulchral stone; a sepulchral inscription..

Base :: Base (n.) The lower part of a complete architectural design, as of a monument; also, the lower part of any elaborate piece of furniture or decoration..

Trilithon :: Trilithon (n.) A monument consisting of three stones; especially, such a monument forming a kind of doorway, as among the ancient Celts..

Kistvaen :: Kistvaen (n.) A Celtic monument, commonly known as a dolmen..

Capricorn :: Capricorn (n.) A southern constellation, represented on ancient monuments by the figure of a goat, or a figure with its fore part like a fish..

Lapidary :: Lapidary (a.) Of or pertaining to the art of cutting stones, or engraving on stones, either gems or monuments; as, lapidary ornamentation..

Effigy :: Effigy (n.) The image, likeness, or representation of a person, whether a full figure, or a part; an imitative figure; -- commonly applied to sculptured likenesses, as those on monuments, or to those of the heads of princes on coins and medals, sometimes applied to portraits..

Lotus :: Lotus (n.) A name of several kinds of water lilies; as Nelumbium speciosum, used in religious ceremonies, anciently in Egypt, and to this day in Asia; Nelumbium luteum, the American lotus; and Nymphaea Lotus and N. caerulea, the respectively white-flowered and blue-flowered lotus of modern Egypt, which, with Nelumbium speciosum, are figured on its ancient monuments..

Mausoleum :: Mausoleum (n.) A magnificent tomb, or stately sepulchral monument..

Inscription :: Inscription (n.) That which is inscribed; something written or engraved; especially, a word or words written or engraved on a solid substance for preservation or public inspection; as, inscriptions on monuments, pillars, coins, medals, etc..

Monumental :: Monumental (a.) Serving as a monument; memorial; preserving memory.

Tope :: Tope (n.) A moundlike Buddhist sepulcher, or memorial monument, often erected over a Buddhist relic..

Pillar :: Pillar (n.) The general and popular term for a firm, upright, insulated support for a superstructure; a pier, column, or post; also, a column or shaft not supporting a superstructure, as one erected for a monument or an ornament..

Cartouch :: Cartouch (n.) An oval figure on monuments, and in papyri, containing the name of a sovereign..

Cenotaph :: Cenotaph (n.) An empty tomb or a monument erected in honor of a person who is buried elsewhere.

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