monumental structure

collocation in English

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monumental
adjective
uk
/ˌmɒn.jəˈmen.təl/us
/ˌmɑːn.jəˈmen.t̬əl/
very ...
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structure
noun
uk
/ˈstrʌk.tʃər/us
/ˈstrʌk.tʃɚ/
the way in which the parts of a system or object are arranged or organized, or a system arranged in ...
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(Definition ofmonumentalandstructurefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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The first cathedral church, amonumentalstructure, was erected there.
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Plans for amonumentalstructureto house both organizations were drafted.
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On account of some ornamental elements discovered in 1830 and 1884 it is believed that at least the front of themonumentalstructurewas ornate.
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By this time the gatehouse had lost its defensive purpose and had become more of amonumentalstructuredesigned to harmonise with the manor or mansion.
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Duncan cited the objective of his design as being... to produce amonumentalstructurethat should be unmistakably a tomb of military character.
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The central plaza, as noted earlier, forms a large, empty gathering space bounded by the monumental structures.
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Themonumentalstructurewith its unusually thick profile played an important role in establishing an international standard for masonry gravity dams as a technology for major water supply systems.
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Other monumental structures include massive underground tombs often located beneath stelae.
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This gives the city a number of monumental structures designed to represent the federal government and the nation.
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Teopantecuanitlan society was not egalitarian -- otherwise such monumental structures would not have been built.
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These three monumental structures were connected by a road that ran through the arch, which rose above the major east-west road of the city.
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This distribution of weight allowed early civilizations to create stable monumental structures.
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Sarianidi's excavations from the late 1970s onward revealed numerous monumental structures in many sites, fortified by impressive walls and gates.
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The people built monumental structures.
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