What is the penalty for defacing a National Monument?

For that reason, the defacing, destruction, or desecration of these sites is a criminal offense—and when it happens on federal property or when crossing state lines, it's a federal crime under Title 18 U.S. Code 1369. If convicted of violating this law, you could face up to 10 years in federal prison.



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The Statue of Liberty was dedicated on October 28, 1886. It was designated as a National Monument in 1924.

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The Antiquities Act established that preservation of archeological and historical sites on public lands is in the federal government's purview and in the public's interest.

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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 President may, in the President's discretion, declare by public proclamation historic landmarks, historic and prehistoric structures, and other objects of historic or scientific interest that are situated on land owned or controlled by the Federal Government to be national monuments.

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It allows the president of the United States to permanently reserve public lands with significant prehistoric, historic, or natural features. There are few statutory limits upon this power; the only restrictive clause in the law limits the monuments to the smallest area compatible with their management.

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He designated it a national monument in 1908. In 1919, President Woodrow Wilson made Grand Canyon a national park to protect the land and the resources within it, managed by the National Park Service. The United Nations declared the park a World Heritage Site in 1979.

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Lying some 150km west of London in the Wiltshire countryside, Stonehenge is perhaps the world's most awe-inspiring ancient stone circle. Older than the Great Pyramids and the Roman Empire, the origin of its story began some 9,000 years ago.

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  • The Great Wall of China – China. ...
  • Taj Mahal – India. ...
  • The Colosseum – Rome, Italy. ...
  • The Great Pyramid of Giza – Egypt. ...
  • The Eiffel Tower – Paris, France. ...
  • The Sagrada Familia – Barcelona, Spain. ...
  • Machu Picchu, Peru. ...
  • The Forbidden City – Beijing, China.


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The principal qualities considered in studying areas for park purposes are their inspirational, educational, and recreational values. National monuments, on the other hand, are areas reserved by the National Government because they contain objects of historic, prehistoric, or scientific interest.

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