The word "monument" derives from the Latin "monumentum," meaning "memorial," and "monere," or "to remind," according to Merriam-Webster. Throughout history, structures have been erected to commemorate ...

Easter Island is famous for its giant monumental statues, called moai, built some 800 years ago and typically mounted on ...

The mystery of how the roughly 130,000 pound statues traveled from quarry to resting place may be solved.

Just when you thought San Antonio's Día de los Muertos festivities couldn't get any bigger, here comes America's largest Calavera Catrina statue. The statue, which stands at 38.5 feet tall, was ...

On Resurrection Sunday, April 9, the Christ of Peace statue was dedicated in Tabasco county in Zacatecas state, Mexico. The monumental sculpture which sits atop a pedestal measures 108 feet high, ...