Memorials

This massive monument towers over the city as a constant reminder of the lives lost during Algeria's hard-won war for independence.

This oddly shaped building is a surprising Soviet-era crematorium.

This memorial to the Mercury Seven astronaut stands at the site of his former elementary school.

This hilltop ruin is of the hundreds of stone columns built in tribute to the first German chancellor.

Colloquially known as "the lynching memorial," this is the United States' first memorial to the victims of racial terror at home.

This super-sized statue is the only public memorial to the deal that ended America's neutrality during World War II.

This gigantic monument hidden in the woods was built to thank the Dutch for sheltering Belgian refugees during World War I.

An enormous public square and parade ground built to celebrate Ghana's independence.

This museum honors the young maritime hero who became an unexpected Victorian-era celebrity.

The first permanent memorial to a unique secret weapon of World War II.

The train platform where Jews were sent to concentration camps is now preserved as a Holocaust memorial.

It marks the spot where the high-ranking British officer died during the Falklands War.

A small cemetery remembers the British troops who fell during the Falklands War.

A somber monument commemorates the site of a Native American reservation marked by suffering.

This World War II airfield is the last place the bandleader performed before he disappeared.

The Jewish section of the famous Boothill Graveyard was abandoned for nearly 100 years.