Sentence examples for several monumental from inspiring English sources

Sedimentary stones have been used since long as dimension stones, constituting the primary building material of several monumental structures all over the world.

When you enter the arena, you go up one of several monumental staircases tucked between the pillowy exterior and the concrete inner structure of the stadium.

Among his later works were several monumental sculptures, such as those he executed for the city of Chicago (unveiled 1981) and for the city of Houston (1982).

The synthesizing process is most successful in several monumental polychrome wall sculptures carved from wood, with deeply cut designs and twilight colors.

From the 1940's through the 1970's, Ms. Tcherina appeared in 22 movies, among them "The Red Shoes" and "The Tales of Hoffmann". She created several monumental structures in the late 1980's and early 1990's.

In the last decade she completed several monumental bronze sculptures for the campuses of Eastern Illinois University in Charleston, Northeastern Illinois University in Chicago, and Lewis & Clark Community College in Godfrey, Ill.

Recent excavations uncovered many plastered surfaces within the palace and several satellite monumental structures.

Several hundred monumental inscriptions found in Cambodia, southern Vietnam, and parts of Thailand, dating from the 7th to the 15th century, attest to the former widespread use and prestige of the language.

The remains of several massive brick walls and platforms suggest something approaching monumental architecture.

Several of his monumental sculptures -- Michelangelo-inspired works with titles like "Awakening" and "Out of the Past" -- are permanently installed on the school grounds.

Archrivals for more than a decade, both McLaughlin, who founded the Cincinnati Art Pottery Club, and Nichols, who founded the Rookwood Pottery Company, were consummate china painters, and each is represented in the exhibition by several works, including monumental vases that were at the time among the largest in America.