Key Ideas While Building Memorials

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A great idea starts with a great mind. The complexity of a memorial takes a lot of time and energy along with copious amounts of thinking. A memorial is something designed to preserve the memory of a person or event that had a great impact on society or is a key event in history. Building a memorial is very time consuming and takes a lot of thinking and brainstorming. There are three important key ideas to focus on when building a monument.
Size is very important to pay attention to when building a memorial. If a memorial is built rather small it may not be as well noticed, while larger monuments are very difficult to go unnoticed. New York city has a very large monument called The Statue of Liberty that can be used as a prime example.

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