The word 'monuments' is correct and commonly used in written English.
It can be used to refer to a structure, building, or site that holds historical, cultural, or artistic significance and is usually preserved and maintained for public viewing. Example: "The city is known for its ancient monuments, such as the Colosseum and the Pantheon, which attract tourists from all over the world."
Egypt displayed today newly discovered tombs more than 4,000 years old and said they belonged to people who worked on the Great Pyramids of Giza, supporting evidence that slaves did not build the ancient monuments.
After Kadesh, Moses returns to Egypt, where Jewish slaves are working away on some monuments, colossal statues and a pyramid.
It is a far cry from the eye-wateringly expensive museums he has built recently, with their double-curved glass sails hanging as monuments to their patron's vanity.
"To rebuild historic monuments is against the principle of conservation," he says, calling the city wall "a fake relic".
"Streets, squares and monuments compose its relentless scenography where the most beautiful drama takes place.
But the monuments that line Washington's National Mall were bustling with tourists, as maintenance workers hastily tended to the overgrown grass - six-inches long in places.
So it seems strange that King Abdullah should only now be ordering the creation of a masterplan for Mecca and its surroundings, covering buildings, transport and infrastructure – given that most of the city's holy mountains have been dynamited into dust, and all but a handful of its ancient monuments buried beneath soaring structures.
The labyrinthine heart remains intact, a maze of tiny streets, souks, monuments and traditional dye pits.
In 1856, Jones was found to be taking down tombstones and monuments, "selling them for what they would fetch".
Here's a summary of where things stand: Federal employees returned to work and tourists returned to Washington monuments as the government reopened after a 16-day break.
We drove to downtown Pyongyang, an unattractive showcase for the school of brutalist communist architecture – huge open spaces surrounded by imposing monuments, cold statues and ugly tower blocks all designed to make you, as an individual, feel very insignificant.
