Sentence examples for monument lie from inspiring English sources

At one point Franklin wrote, "What is become of it?" In 1785 he complained about "letting the monument lie eight years unpacked, if true".

Carved into the sandstone bedrock of north-eastern Arizona, near Chinle, the three spectacular canyons, De Chelly, Del Muerto, and Monument, lie at the centre of the Navajo Nation and at the heart of many native legends.

Also within the central monument lie the murtis of other Hindu deities, including Sita Ram, Radha Krishna, Shiv Parvati, and Lakshmi Narayan.

The monument lies in rugged country about 30 miles (50 km) north of Silver City.

Devils Postpile National Monument lies about 15 miles (25 km) to the east, and Kings Canyon National Park is about 40 miles (65 km) to the southeast.

Another unusual monument, lying just west of town, is the Cadillac Ranch, where 10 vintage Cadillac automobiles stand upright, their noses encased in concrete.

Sunset Crater Volcano National Monument, geologic formation in north-central Arizona, U.S. The monument lies 15 miles (24 km) northeast of Flagstaff and about 10 miles (16 km) southwest of Wupatki National Monument.

A large block from the monument lay abandoned at Fort Canning until finally being broken up and used as gravel for a road.

The importance of this monument lies in its text, in which this preeminent king of Quiriguá claimed the title of k'uhul ajaw, holy lord, and began his bid for independence from Copán.

Following five years of research using cutting edge ground-penetrating scanners, archeologists have discovered that just two miles from Stonehenge, Britain's world famous neolithic monument, lies another collection of standing stones around 12 times the size.

Prehistoric remains, including cave paintings and stone monuments, lie nearby.