It's interesting to think about how monuments have been perceived over time. For instance, in Ancient Egypt, tearing down or defacing a monument was akin to destroying the very existence of the person depicted, even after death--it would deprive them of an afterlife altogether. It was absolutely the worst thing you could do to someone. Monuments are really important to a culture. What do we choose to memorialize and carry with us through the generations, and why?
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