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* HighlyVisibleLandmark: Monument that helps with player and viewer orientation.
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* MemorialStatue

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* MemorialStatueMemorialStatue: A statue to honor a dead person, who have heroically died saving somebody else, dedicated their lives to the greater good, created a successful organization or something else.
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* DatelessGrave: A gravestone without the dates of birth and death.
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* FantasyLandmarkEquivalent
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* EmbarrassingStatue: A statue or pubic work of art that is a source of embarrassment for its subject.

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* EmbarrassingStatue: A statue or pubic public work of art that is a source of embarrassment for its subject.
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* EmptyBedroomGrieving: A missing and/or deceased person's bedroom is maintained the way they had left it by loved ones, usually as a shrine.
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-> ''"Go into the middle of the Jordan, in front of the Ark of the LORD your God. Each of you must pick up one stone and carry it out on your shoulder—twelve stones in all, one for each of the twelve tribes of Israel. We will use these stones to build a memorial. In the future your children will ask you, ‘What do these stones mean?’ Then you can tell them, ‘They remind us that the Jordan River stopped flowing when the Ark of the LORD's Covenant went across.’ These stones will stand as a memorial among the people of Israel forever."''

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-> ''"Go ->''"Go into the middle of the Jordan, in front of the Ark of the LORD your God. Each of you must pick up one stone and carry it out on your shoulder—twelve stones in all, one for each of the twelve tribes of Israel. We will use these stones to build a memorial. In the future your children will ask you, ‘What 'What do these stones mean?’ mean?' Then you can tell them, ‘They 'They remind us that the Jordan River stopped flowing when the Ark of the LORD's Covenant went across.' These stones will stand as a memorial among the people of Israel forever."''
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* WeaponizedLandmark

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* WeaponizedLandmarkWeaponizedLandmark
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* NobodyHereButUsStatues: A character hides by pretending to be a statue or something similar.



* OurGargoylesRock: Gargoyles are living beings instead of just being sculptures of winged monsters.

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* OurGargoylesRock: Gargoyles are living beings instead of just being sculptures {{sculptures}} of winged monsters.
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* EenieMeenieMinyMoai: References to the stone heads on Easter Island.
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Related to {{Spectacle}} and VictoryAndDefeat. See also DeathTropes (which often mark the occasion for memorials), FuneralTropes, and BreakingAndDestructionTropes (since they often suffer this fate). For RealLife examples of famous statues and monuments, go to the {{Art}} page.

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Related to {{Spectacle}} and VictoryAndDefeat. See also DeathTropes (which often mark the occasion for memorials), FuneralTropes, and BreakingAndDestructionTropes (since they often suffer this fate). For RealLife examples of famous statues [[{{sculptures}} statues]] and monuments, go to the {{Art}} page.

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* EenieMeenieMinyMoai: References to the stone heads on Easter Island.



* EenieMeenieMinyMoai: References to the stone heads on Easter Island.
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* EmbarrassingStatue: A statue or pubic work of art that is a source of embarrassment for its subject.
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* PortalStatuePairs: Entryways into epic buildings or regions are flanked by two impressive statues.
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* EiffelTowerEffect

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* EiffelTowerEffectEiffelTowerEffect: The location's most iconic landmark is featured in establishing shots.



* HeadgearHeadstone

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* HeadgearHeadstoneHeadgearHeadstone: Marking a fallen soldier with his helmet / cap / etc.



* LandmarkingTheHiddenBase

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* LandmarkingTheHiddenBaseLandmarkingTheHiddenBase: When landmarks contain hidden headquarters.



* MonumentalDamageResistance

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* MonumentalDamageResistanceMonumentalDamageResistance: EVERYTHING gets destroyed... except the landmarks.
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* EiffelTowerEffect

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* EiffelTowerEffectEiffelTowerEffect: The location's most iconic landmark is featured in establishing shots.



* HeadgearHeadstone

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* HeadgearHeadstoneHeadgearHeadstone: Marking a fallen soldier with his helmet / cap / etc.



* LandmarkingTheHiddenBase

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* LandmarkingTheHiddenBaseLandmarkingTheHiddenBase: When landmarks contain hidden headquarters.



* MonumentalDamageResistance

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* MonumentalDamageResistanceMonumentalDamageResistance: EVERYTHING gets destroyed... except the landmarks.
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* TerrifyingTiki
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* LandmarkOfLore
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-> ''"Go into the middle of the Jordan, in front of the Ark of the LORD your God. Each of you must pick up one stone and carry it out on your shoulder—twelve stones in all, one for each of the twelve tribes of Israel. We will use these stones to build a memorial. In the future your children will ask you, ‘What do these stones mean?’ Then you can tell them, ‘They remind us that the Jordan River stopped flowing when the Ark of the LORD's Covenant went across.’ These stones will stand as a memorial among the people of Israel forever."''
-->-- '''Joshua''', [[Literature/BookOfJoshua Joshua 4:5-7]], ''Literature/TheBible''
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* HeadgearHeadstone
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* CelebrityElegy
* {{Dedication}}

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* CelebrityElegy
CelebrityElegy: A song mourning a recently deceased celebrity.
* {{Dedication}}{{Dedication}}: A work is cited or nominated in honor of someone.



* EenieMeenieMinyMoai
* EmptyChairMemorial
* InMemoriam

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* EenieMeenieMinyMoai
EenieMeenieMinyMoai: References to the stone heads on Easter Island.
* EmptyChairMemorial
EmptyChairMemorial: To honor the memory of a dead person, the chair they used to sit in is left empty.
* InMemoriamInMemoriam: A work is dedicated to someone who died before the work was released.



* LivingStatue
* MemorialCharacter
* MemorialPhoto

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* LivingStatue
LivingStatue: A statue who is alive.
* MemorialCharacter
MemorialCharacter: A character who is named after a loved one of the creator who died.
* MemorialPhotoMemorialPhoto: A photo of the deceased when they were alive is used in situations where open-casket funerals are out of the question.



* MonumentalDamage

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* MonumentalDamageMonumentalDamage: A monument gets destroyed to demonstrate how serious the threat of the villains is.



* MonumentOfHumiliationAndDefeat
* MonumentalTheft

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* MonumentOfHumiliationAndDefeat
MonumentOfHumiliationAndDefeat: A conquered people are forced by their conquerors to build a monument dedicated to their defeat just to rub it in.
* MonumentalTheftMonumentalTheft: A villain's plan involves stealing the world's monuments.



* OurFounder
* OurGargoylesRock
* PosthumousCredit

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* OurFounder
OurFounder: A town has a statue of the town's founder.
* OurGargoylesRock
OurGargoylesRock: Gargoyles are living beings instead of just being sculptures of winged monsters.
* PosthumousCreditPosthumousCredit: A work that was released after someone who worked on it died still gives credit for the contributions of the deceased cast or crew member.



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* RushmoreRefacementRushmoreRefacement: A villain's scheme is to add faces to Mt. Rushmore or change the faces that are already on it.



* TakenForGranite

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* TakenForGraniteTakenForGranite: Getting turned to stone.



* WaxMuseumMorgue

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* WaxMuseumMorgueWaxMuseumMorgue: A wax museum where the "statues" are really the preserved corpses of people the owner has killed.
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This index is for tropes that relate to anything built or created to memorialize someone or something. These are typically created to honor a person, usually dead but possibly alive if they are TheCaligula, or to celebrate a great victory.

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This index is for tropes that relate to anything built or created to memorialize someone or something. These are typically created to honor a person, person -- usually dead but possibly alive if they are TheCaligula, the {{Setting}} is a PeoplesRepublicOfTyranny -- or to celebrate a great victory.
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This index is for tropes that relate to anything built or created to memorialize someone or something. These are typically created to honor a person, usually dead but possibly alive if they are TheCaligula, or to celebrate a great victory.

Related to {{Spectacle}} and VictoryAndDefeat. See also DeathTropes (which often mark the occasion for memorials), FuneralTropes, and BreakingAndDestructionTropes (since they often suffer this fate). For RealLife examples of famous statues and monuments, go to the {{Art}} page.

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* AlternateLandmarkHistory
* CelebrityElegy
* {{Dedication}}
* DueToTheDead
* EiffelTowerEffect
* EenieMeenieMinyMoai
* EmptyChairMemorial
* InMemoriam
* LandmarkingTheHiddenBase
* LivingStatue
* MemorialCharacter
* MemorialPhoto
* MemorialStatue
* MistakenForGranite
* MonumentalBattle
* MonumentalDamage
* MonumentalDamageResistance
* MonumentOfHumiliationAndDefeat
* MonumentalTheft
* MonumentalView
* OurFounder
* OurGargoylesRock
* PosthumousCredit
* PygmalionPlot
* RushmoreRefacement
* ShrineToTheFallen
* SupernaturallyMarkedGrave
* TakenForGranite
* TiltingTowerOfPisa
* ToppledStatue
* TributeToFido
* WarMemorial
* WaxMuseumMorgue
* WeaponTombstone
* WeaponizedLandmark

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