Monuments and memorials

thumb|The Christ the Redeemer (statue)|Christ the Redeemer statue in [[Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, is the most visited monument in South America.]]

plate or tablet, fixed to a surface or freestanding, commemorating an event, person, place, etc.

sculpture of an astronaut on the moon

thumb|A wall-mounted memorial to Mary Carpenter in [[Bristol Cathedral.]] thumb|Lightbox used as a memorial. A memorial is an object or place which serves as a focus for the memory or the commemoration of something, usually an influential, deceased person or a historical, tragic event. Popular forms of memorials include landmark objects such as homes or other sites, or works of art such as sculptures, statues, fountains or parks. Larger memorials may be known as monuments.

thumb|upright=1.3|Chronogram on the Belfry of Thuin in Belgium: " reæDIfICor baptIstæ CherMan̄e soLertIa" thumb|Portrait of Henry van Gameren, with Chronogram A chronogram is a sentence or inscription in which specific letters, interpreted as numerals (such as Roman numerals), stand for a particular date when rearranged. The word, meaning "time writing", derives from the Greek words chronos (χρόνος "time") and gramma (γράμμα, "letter").

heraldic memorial to a deceased person

lab-grown diamonds that are promoted as being produced from carbon extracted from human or pet animal hair or cremated remains

cross erected to commemorate a person or event, sometimes as a grave marker

project marking the ground of the Paris meridian across France

medieval document to commemorate prominent persons

visible and physical memorial and recognition of people