Category: Monuments and Memorials (Structures)

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    Not All National Parks Remain Open in the Shutdown. Here’s What to Know.

    Some underground attractions are closed, and many outdoor sites have reduced their services.
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    What U.S.-Korea Ties Mean on the 75th Anniversary of the Incheon Landing

    Incheon, the site of a crucial battle of the Korean War, has a singular place in South Korea’s modern history and in its ties with the United States.
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    What U.S.-Korea Ties Mean on the 75th Anniversary of the Incheon Landing

    Incheon, the site of a crucial battle of the Korean War, has a singular place in South Korea’s modern history and in its ties with the United States.
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    Tear It Down, They Said. He Just Kept Building.

    Defying demolition orders, a Chinese man turned his home into a rickety 11-story tower. Now tourists are coming.
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    Queen Elizabeth II Memorial to Feature Glass Bridge

    A London park is to host monuments celebrating Britain’s longest-reigning monarch, with two statues also planned.
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    A Man Drove a Car Down Rome’s Spanish Steps. It Did Not Go Great.

    Don’t try this at home.
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    London’s ‘Little America’ Is No More. What’s Taking Its Place?

    Grosvenor Square is being recast for a new era, with the former U.S. Embassy transformed into a Qatari-owned luxury hotel and F.D.R.’s square into a haven of biodiversity.
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    A Guide to Madrid’s Maritime Treasures

    The capital of Spain may not be on the coast, but that doesn’t keep it from celebrating its ties to the sea with museums, fountains, the occasional massive anchor and even the city’s favorite sandwich.
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    Stalin’s Image Returns to Moscow’s Subway, Honoring a Brutal History

    The Kremlin has increasingly embraced the Soviet dictator and his legacy, using them to exalt Russian history in a time of war, but he remains a deeply divisive figure in Russia.
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    A Push to Remove Symbols of Imperial Russia Divides Odesa, Ukraine

    A push to rename streets and remove statues associated with imperial Russia is dividing Odesa, whose identity is tied up in its history.
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    Ghana Wanted a Cathedral. It Got an ‘Expensive Hole’ Instead.

    The nation had grand plans for a national cathedral designed by a celebrity architect. The $400 million project became a political battleground.
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    ?North Korea Confirms It Sent Troops to Fight for Russia

    Its leader, Kim Jong-un, ordered a monument for soldiers killed in the war against Ukraine and praised their “heroism and bravery?.”
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    Zurab Tsereteli, Polarizing Russian Sculptor of Colossal Works, Dies at 91

    In bronze, he glorified figures like Peter the Great and Vladimir Putin, often to the public’s distaste. Some works, like a giant Columbus and a 9/11 memorial, were reviled.