What is one of the famous monument in USA?

Mount Rushmore The heads of George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, Abraham Lincoln, and Theodore Roosevelt, carved into the granite hillside, now gaze across the beautiful South Dakota Black Hills. A local historian, Doane Robinson, first had the idea for the monument primarily to boost tourism in the area.



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The most famous man-made monuments in the world
  • Eiffel Tower.
  • Great Wall of China.
  • Kremlin.
  • Leaning Tower of Pisa.
  • Pyramid of Giza.
  • Sydney Opera House.
  • Statue of Liberty.
  • Taj Mahal.


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Nine federal agencies in five departments manage the 133 current U.S. national monuments. Of these, 117 monuments are managed by a single agency, while 16 are co-managed by two agencies.

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Devils Tower was designated as America's first national monument in 1906 by President Theodore Roosevelt.

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The Statue of Liberty is a colossal neoclassical sculpture on Liberty Island in New York Harbor in New York City, in the United States. The copper statue, a gift from the people of France, was designed by French sculptor Frédéric Auguste Bartholdi and its metal framework was built by Gustave Eiffel.



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The Arch Is The Tallest Artificial Monument In The U.S. The arch, which stands 630 feet tall, is the tallest artificial monument in the United States and Missouri's tallest accessible building. Now here's another of those amazing Gateway Arch National Park Facts. The arch is 630 feet wide at the base.

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Indianapolis has more historic monuments and memorials than any city in the United States (outside of Washington, D.C.).

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Moais – Easter Island, Chile The famous Moai of Easter Island are one of the rarest and most mysterious monuments on the planet. There are around 900 of them in total, making it the largest sculptural art exhibition in Rapa Nui. Interestingly, some of the sculptures form groups and others are isolated.

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The Löwenmensch figurine and the Venus of Hohle Fels, both from Germany, are the oldest confirmed statuettes in the world, dating to 35,000-40,000 years ago. The oldest known life-sized statue is Urfa Man found in Turkey which is dated to around 9,000 BC.

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