Monuments

Iceland's tribute to its thankless civil servants.

A towering monument to war, located on a beautifully peaceful hill.

The patch of land below the memorial was gifted by the British to the United States.

Bombed and burned, this monument represents the often controversial ties between Vietnam and Cambodia.

The carved medieval stones stand near the ruined abbey's parking lot.

The monument marks where Simón Bolívar and his Spanish adversary Pablo Morillo met to have a drink together.

This small bridge serves as a symbol of South America's independence.

This macabre monument atop an ancient well gives a nod to a brutal episode in Scottish clan history.

A fantastical 13th-century fortification sandwiched by a modern hotel in central Brussels.

History, geography, and shamanism meet in this eye-catching monument to the greatness of three empires.

The skull of an ancient hominid was discovered at this spot.

A somber memorial at the site where hundreds of prisoners and civilians were executed in the aftermath of World War II.

Now abandoned, this stone church was part of the missionary efforts that initiated the Christianization of Zambia.

A memorial in the middle of a roundabout marks the spot where German forces formally surrendered, finally ending World War I in Africa.

The artwork commemorates the many ways 20th-century people perished while on the clock.

These ancient symbols freckling a Scottish cliff remained hidden for centuries.

A stone memorial marks the spot where the fighting of World War I finally ceased—three days after the armistice was signed in Europe.