monumental construction

collocation in English

meaningsofmonumentalandconstruction

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monumental
adjective
uk
/ˌmɒn.jəˈmen.təl/us
/ˌmɑːn.jəˈmen.t̬əl/
very ...
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construction
noun
uk
/kənˈstrʌk.ʃən/us
/kənˈstrʌk.ʃən/
the work of building or making something, especially buildings, ...
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(Definition ofmonumentalandconstructionfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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Labor service was at times devoted to construction, and there was a lot ofmonumentalconstructiongoing on the late fifteenth century: temples, palaces, pleasure palaces, hydrological projects, for example.
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It was the foci of funerarymonumentalconstruction, which has led to the interpretation the dead were buried near the main population.
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Themonumentalconstructionis a group of six concentric, crescent ridge earthworks, divided by five aisles radiating from the center at the river bank.
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Monumentalconstructionon this scale is unknown elsewhere during this period.
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In reconstruction tests it is believed that about 150 columns were used in themonumentalconstruction.
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During the 16th century there was a move towardsmonumentalconstruction, increasing at the time the main floor over the principal gate.
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The five complexes display variations in ritual program related to their associated monumental constructions; they also share certain characteristics.
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By the 5th century,monumentalconstructionat the site had effectively ceased and the site seems to have been largely abandoned save for some scattered rural-domestic activities.
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Monumental constructions has marked the rise of social complexity world-wide.
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This cultural pausing can be seen in the archaeological record due to the lack of new monumental constructions and elite artworks.
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Monumental constructions only became possible through the growing use and perfection of brick building.
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It also maintains many of its colonial era monumental constructions.
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They are particularly noted for their elaborately painted ceramics, gold work, monumental constructions ("huacas") and irrigation systems.
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Pairing computer chips with mystical amulets and charms, these monumental constructions suggested the need for an alliance of both systems of knowledge: the technical and the spiritual.
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