Sentence examples for built in commemoration of from inspiring English sources

The arch was built in commemoration of a visit by the emperor and his entourage when Palmyra was a Roman colony.

If you like contemporary architecture, visit Freedom Park, next to the Voortrekker Monument, a massive structure built in commemoration of the eponymous Afrikaners who left the Cape between 1835 and 1854 to settle inland.

Botolph's monastery at Iken may have been built in commemoration of the king.

Both these temples were built in commemoration of the victories of the Hoysala Vishnuvardhana against the Cholas in 1116.

Colossus of Rhodes, a huge bronze statue built at the harbour of Rhodes in commemoration of the raising of the siege of Rhodes (305 304 bce).

A photomural of a detail from the Arch of Titus, built in Rome as a further commemoration of the victory, depicts soldiers carrying off a menorah and other Temple property to Rome.

In commemoration of the miracle, Pope Urban IV instituted the Feast of Corpus Christi ("Body of Christ") and built Orvieto Cathedral, which houses the blood-stained altar cloth.

Mawlids are also recited in commemoration of deceased relatives.

Description of the Easter wreath-laying ceremoy in commemoration of the fifteen heros executed in 1916.

The pilgrims were headed toward the Shiite holy city of Karbala in commemoration of Arbaeen.

In commemoration of Edward Lear's two hundredth birthday, remembering the "master of glorious nonsense".