Monumento a la Memoria y la Verdad, San Salvador

In the monument to symbolize the Simon Bolivar, we created a statue of him that is being built by the people of Venezuela that is a representation of how Simon built and liberated the country of Venezuela (Adelblue). The statue is being built by the people of Venezuela just as Simon built the country by freeing them and by establishing a strong foundation (Adelblue). The body of the statue is green to symbolize growth of the country and his pants are blue to symbolize independence. Simon was the commander of the Venezuelan forces during the successful revolution against Spain (Martz and Heckler). “Simon Bolivar was nicknamed ‘The

This artifact is in Libon. This statue is dedicated to Henry the Navigator. He sent a lot of people to go discover parts of the new world. Because of Henry the Navigator, Portugal conquered Brazil. He was very important to Portugal and the exploration era.

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In their own way, they have managed to create something bigger and to turn unpleasant moments into legends. Walls full of stories and holes to prove it, cannons, military equipment, changes, many years of construction all being part of a difficult course. They bring with them human salvation and endurance. Castillo de San Marcos symbolizes the struggle of cultures that ended up being fragments of a union. This place contains things that allow people to see the past and the future together; it lets them go through and beyond its land. Definitions of monuments emphasize that they must have a big impact in history and for that reason they are turned into monuments and this one was without any doubt, a good portion of

Ivanna Viloria Enciso Altenburg AP Language and Composition Pd 6 12 February 2024 In A Concrete Jungle Despite the overwhelming amount of memorial buildings one can find nowadays, that means nothing about how easy or how difficult it is to actually make and care for said buildings and make the ideas come to fruition. Because of this, one should consider a person’s or event’s significance when monumentalizing them, as well as should consider the impact in nature said monument will have once it is built. First, one should take into account the relevance of the subject of a monument when deciding to actually build said memorial, as monuments without an important subject can oftentimes be forgotten or not cared for due to the community’s negligence. An example of this is Source F, in which the monument of H. Elroy Johnson was forgotten for a period of time due to the fact that the subject of this statue— the fisherman— was

From Trajan’s Column, completed in 113 AD, to the statue of Christopher Columbus in Easton, Pennsylvania, monuments and memorials have been a significant element of celebration and honor throughout history (Source B). Though monuments are typically meant as a symbol of honor, recent controversy over statues dedicated to Confederate leaders and generals has sparked the debate over how to choose subjects to memorialize, and the actual development of these memorials. When considering what or who to honor, one must also consider the subjects impact on history, ensuring that it is positive. In creating memorials and monuments, groups and agencies should examine the historical significance of the events or persons they wish to memorialize, and the

A monument is an solid, carved in statue that is an representation of a person or event that has made an remarkable time in the past. However, there are many different ways to remember a person or event. Memorializing an person or event is a great way to preserve history; because everyone agrees to enormous expensive statue is more entertaining than reading a boring textbook about the person or event. As a matter of fact, every person in American can not remember every person or event in history because there isn’t enough time and space for that. Therefore, a group or agency should consider the three main factors, size, location, and materials when planning or creating an memorial monument of an important person or event.

It is important to always remember the names of the people who sacrificed everything for us. "The need for the names to be on the memorial would become the memorial; there was no need to embellish the design further. The people and their names would allow everyone to respond and remember." (Maya

In the 1932: Scars of Memory and Rosario Castellanos’ City of Kings, with its excerpt, Arthur Smith Finds Salvation, demonstrated the ambiguous characteristics of the distinctive culture of indigenous people of modern Latin America. It was the specific and violent continuity of ancient traditions that potentially influenced the constant uprisings as well as dictatorships, as the Mayan and Aztec civilizations were known for their aggressive rituals and behavioral patterns (Castellanos, 137). All the while, the same continuity of traditions supported the descendants of ancient civilizations in their struggles to preserve their ethnic and cultural entity as well as human dignity.

As a proud Texas native, I want to discuss the San Jacinto Monument. It is built in the location of where the final battler was fought for Texas to gain independence from Mexico. Without this battle, the course of history and Texas would have been extremely different. The importance of this monument is overlooked by people that are not from Texas.

The idea of keeping monuments in public spaces is a challenging choice for us all because for those who don’t like the idea of the monuments being removed they can become really violent much so that in the article “Battle Scars”

The mountainous country bordered by the Pacific Ocean, Guatemala, and Honduras in Central America. Known as the land of the Volcanoes, El Salvador, the only country in Central America that does not have a coastline on the Caribbean Sea. Having beautiful beaches on the coast of the Pacific Ocean and warm summers that make it impossible to withstand the heat. Most of the population is made up of the poor who do not have electricity or running water in their homes. My grandfather was is this social class and stayed for most of his life. El Salvador the land of dictatorship, volcanoes, and tortillas.

While visiting the Cathedral Shrine of the Virgin of Guadalupe I discovered how religion is capable of bring a community together to worship one religion. The cathedral shrine of the virgin of Guadalupe is a catholic church and is the second largest Catholic Church membership in the United States. As a result, I found it to be the perfect location to visit for this reflection paper because of my family has been practicing the Catholic religion for many years. Additionally, this experience also allowed me to go back to my religious root because I had little exposure to religion while growing up and have not considered myself religious because of this reason. Visiting the cathedral was an eye-opening religious experience, from the exterior to

Perched on top of Corcovado “Hunchback” Mountain, an incredible monument stands tall and welcomes those who take a moment to marvel at its beauty; its arms wide open as it looms over the cities and beaches of Rio de Janeiro. Christ the Redeemer, also known to the locals as Cristo Redentor, was originally a project that fell through during its first proposal on paper in the 1850’s; but eventually the idea was brought back and the monument was constructed and completed in the 1930’s. Although this statue of Jesus Christ is quite famous for its size, it is important to note that this figure is monumental for a variety of reasons as it serves many different purposes, such as a physical depiction, as well as a representation of community, religion,

And just as Gutzon set out to build a great feat, so will this paper and its interpretation and story-telling of the past. The history behind this monument, the artistry that is and was displayed, and the basic skills of location, environment, and factors that influence geography will also be discussed here. This work by Gutzon was not just mere sensationalism or commercialism, as has normally been the angle of reporters, but instead this will take on the historic aspect as it was originally intended to bring out.