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proof that being unforgettable is the closest humans get to immortality.
means A structure, object, or event created to keep the memory of a person or event alive.
from From Latin 'memorialis,' "belonging to memory," rooted in 'memoria' (memory) and ultimately 'memor,' "mindful, remembering." It came into English through Old French in the medieval period, first as something that simply served as a reminder, later hardening into stone and statuary. It shares a deep ancestor with 'memory' and 'commemorate' — all branches of a Latin family obsessed with not letting things slip away.
- oldest known
- Neanderthals buried their dead with flowers 60,000 years ago
- empty graves
- cenotaphs honor bodies that were never recovered
- tomb of unknowns
- guarded 24/7 in any weather since 1937
- vietnam wall
- reflects visitors so they stand among the names
- living memorials
- forests and scholarships outlast any slab of stone
lincoln memorial — monument in washington dc with 36 columns representing states at time of construction in 1922
vietnam veterans memorial — wall in washington dc with 58,000+ names of american soldiers killed in vietnam war
taj mahal — mausoleum built by mughal emperor shah jahan in agra, india in 1653 for his wife mumtaz mahal