Monuments

This burial pyramid in central Ireland is thousands of miles and thousands of years away from its Egyptian inspiration.

Space-age monument to an early 20th-century uprising.

This stone is a marker of one millionaire's personal vendetta against gravity.

The remains of a monument in the remote Kazakhstani desert dedicated to the only men to die in outer space, the crew of the Soyuz 11 rocket.

A memorial to the unknown and unheralded men and women of the Cold War military and intelligence services.

With statues of Nelson Mandela and Harvey Milk this monument has been called the Mount Rushmore of California.

"Unity, Creativity, Beauty."

There are thousands of tributes and memorials to the King, but none quite like this one in a Kraków city park.

A vista of the city and sea from atop the little-known viewing deck on an unassuming Columbus statue.

An homage to the medieval rulers of Bulgaria.

"Holy Wisdom" overlooks the city that became its namesake.

A tribute to a future time when gravity is conquered.

A bronze sculpture of Lenin’s likeness outside Havana surrounded by 12 human figures in solidarity with the Bolshevik Revolution.

This monument on Breed's Hill proves that one of the most famous battles of the Revolutionary War is misnamed.

The humble fort that saved Washington.

This monument sits at the foot of a mountain from which legend says enslaved people jumped to their deaths.

A stone obelisk towering over the surrounding countrysides beckons hikers across the rolling moors.

Shrapnel, dynamite, bullets and Franco couldn't destroy this bust, rescued and kept hidden as a family secret for over 40 years.