A memorial is an object which serves as a focus for memory of something, usually a person (who has died) or an event. Popular forms of memorials include landmark objects or art objects A work of art, artwork, work or art object is a creation, such as an art object, design, architectural piece, musical work, literary composition, performance, film, conceptual art piece, or even computer program that is made and or valued primarily for an "artistic" rather than practical function. This article is concerned with the such as sculptures Sculpture is three-dimensional artwork created by shaping or combining hard materials, typically stone such as marble, metal, glass, or wood, or plastic materials such as clay, textiles, polymers and softer metals. The term has been extended to works including sound, text and light, statues A statue is a sculpture in the round representing a person or persons, an animal, or an event, normally full-length, as opposed to a bust, and at least close to life-size, or larger. Its primary concern is representational or fountains A fountain is a piece of architecture which pours water into a basin or jets it into the air either to supply drinking water or for decorative or dramatic effect (and even entire parks).
The most common type of memorial is the gravestone A headstone, tombstone, or gravestone is a marker, normally carved from stone, placed over or next to the site of a burial in a cemetery or elsewhere or the memorial plaque The Memorial Plaque was issued after the First World War to the next-of-kin of all British and Empire service personnel who were killed as a result of the war . Also common are war memorials For most of human history war memorials were erected to commemorate great victories. Remembering the dead was a secondary concern. Indeed in Napoleon's day the dead were shoveled into mass, unmarked graves. The Arc de Triomphe in Paris or Nelson's Column in London contain no names of those killed. By the end of the nineteenth century it was common commemorating those who have died in wars War is a behaviour pattern exhibited by many primate species including humans, and also found in many ant species. The primary feature of this behaviour pattern is a certain state of organized violent conflict that is engaged in between two or more separate social entities. Such a conflict is always an attempt at altering either the psychological. Memorials in the form of a cross A cross is a geometrical figure consisting of two lines or bars perpendicular to each other, dividing one or two of the lines in half. The lines usually run vertically and horizontally; if they run diagonally, the design is technically termed a saltire - although the stripes do not have to meet at right angles - as in the Scottish nayional flag, are called intending crosses A memorial cross is a cross, which was built as memorial to commemorate a special event; or it may be a simple form of headstone to commemorate the dead.
Online Memorials and tributes are becoming increasingly popular especially with the increase in natural burial The goal of a natural burial is to return the body to the earth in a manner that does not inhibit decomposition and allows the body to recycle naturally. It is intended as an environmentally sustainable alternative to existing funeral practices that may pose future hazards to public health and run counter to modern resource-conservation activities where the laying of gravestones, or memorial plaques, is often not permitted[2]. Online tributes and memorials create a way for family and friends from various countries to interact and share memories and photographs[3]. This is becoming more and more popular as it provides a private space that can be easily reflected upon at any time.
When somebody has died, the family may request that a memorial gift (usually money Money is any object that is generally accepted as payment for goods and services and repayment of debts in a given country or socio-economic context. The main functions of money are distinguished as: a medium of exchange; a unit of account; a store of value; and, occasionally, a standard of deferred payment) be given to a designated charity A charitable organization is a type of non-profit organization . The term is relatively general and can technically refer to a public charity (also called "charitable foundation," "public foundation" or simply "foundation") or a private foundation. It differs from other types of NPOs in that its focus is centered, or that a tree be planted in memory of the person[4].
Sometimes, when a high school student has died, the memorials are placed in the form of a scholarship A scholarship is an award of financial aid for a student to further education. Scholarships are awarded on various criteria usually reflecting the values and purposes of the donor or founder of the award, to be awarded to high-achieving students in future years.
- ^ http://www.crerancarvings.com/
- ^ What memorials are there?,http://www.nativewoodland.eu/index.php?page=natural-burial-faqs
- ^ http://www.muchloved.com/g_home.aspx
- ^ http://www.nationaltrust.org.uk/main/w-chl/w-countryside_environment/w-woodland/w-woodland-resources/w-woodland-guidance-commemorative_trees.htm
See also
- Monument A monument is a type of structure either explicitly created to commemorate a person or important event or which has become important to a social group as a part of their remembrance of past events. They are frequently used to improve the appearance of a city or location. Cities that are planned such as Washington D.C., New Delhi and BrasÃlia are
- Historical marker
- List of memorials
- National memorial National Memorial is a designation in the United States for a protected area, that memorializes a historic person or event. National memorials are authorized by the United States Congress. The memorial is often not located on a site directly related to the subject and many, such as the USS Arizona Memorial, do not have the word "national"
- National monument Depending on the nation concerned, the term national monument may refer to one specific monument which aims to represent a nation, or a series of structures or areas deemed to be of national importance and therefore afforded protection by the state. In the Netherlands, Rijksmonument is the term
- War memorial For most of human history war memorials were erected to commemorate great victories. Remembering the dead was a secondary concern. Indeed in Napoleon's day the dead were shoveled into mass, unmarked graves. The Arc de Triomphe in Paris or Nelson's Column in London contain no names of those killed. By the end of the nineteenth century it was common
- Roadside memorial A roadside memorial is a marker that usually commemorates a site where a person died suddenly and unexpectedly, away from home. Unlike a grave site headstone, which marks where a body is laid, the memorial marks the last place on earth where a person was alive - although in the past travelers were of necessity often buried where they fell
- Ghost bike
- Viewlogy
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