Monuments: America's History in Art and MemoryA leading architectural historian examines more than three dozen notable American monuments, including the Alamo, Gettysburg, Mount Rushmore, and the Vietnam Veterans Memorial, and offers interviews with architects and other information. |
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The Evolving Monument | 2 |
The Liberty Bell Philadelphia Pennsylvania 1753 and 2003 | 46 |
Little Bighorn Battlefield National Monument Montana 1879 1946 and 2003 | 118 |
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