Monument vs. Landmark

Monumentnoun

A structure built for commemorative or symbolic reasons, or as a memorial; a commemoration.

Monumentnoun

An important site owned by the community as a whole.

Monumentnoun

An exceptional or proud achievement.

Monumentnoun

An important burial vault or tomb.

Monumentnoun

A legal document.

Monumentnoun

A surveying reference point marked by a permanently fixed marker (a survey monument).

Monumentnoun

Something which stands, or remains, to keep in remembrance what is past; a memorial.

Monumentnoun

A building, pillar, stone, or the like, erected to preserve the remembrance of a person, event, action, etc.; as, the Washington monument; the Bunker Hill monument. Also, a tomb, with memorial inscriptions.

Monumentnoun

A stone or other permanent object, serving to indicate a limit or to mark a boundary.

Monumentnoun

A saying, deed, or example, worthy of record.

Monumentnoun

a structure erected to commemorate persons or events

Monumentnoun

an important site that is marked and preserved as public property

Monumentnoun

a burial vault (usually for some famous person)

Monumentnoun

a statue, building, or other structure erected to commemorate a notable person or event

Monumentnoun

a statue or other structure placed over a grave in memory of the dead

Monumentnoun

a building, structure, or site that is of historical importance or interest

Monumentnoun

an enduring and memorable example of something

Monument

A monument is a type of structure that was explicitly created to commemorate a person or event, or which has become relevant to a social group as a part of their remembrance of historic times or cultural heritage, due to its artistic, historical, political, technical or architectural importance. Some of the first monuments were dolmens or menhirs, megalithic constructions built for religious or funerary purposes.

Landmarknoun

A recognizable natural or man-made feature used for navigation.

Landmarknoun

A notable location with historical, cultural, or geographical significance.

Landmarknoun

A major, important event.

Landmarkverb

(US) To officially designate a site or building as a landmark.

Landmarknoun

A mark to designate the boundary of land; any mark or fixed object (as a marked tree, a stone, a ditch, or a heap of stones) by which the limits of a farm, a town, or other portion of territory may be known and preserved.

Landmarknoun

Any conspicuous object on land that serves as a guide; some prominent object, as a hill or steeple.

Landmarknoun

A structure that has special significance, such as a building with historical associations;

Landmarknoun

An event or accomplishment of great significance; as, Brown v. Board of Education was a landmark of the civil rights movement. Also used attributively, as a landmark court decision.

Landmarknoun

the position of a prominent or well-known object in a particular landscape;

Landmarknoun

an event marking a unique or important historical change of course or one on which important developments depend;

Landmarknoun

a mark showing the boundary of a piece of land

Landmarknoun

an anatomical structure used as a point of origin in locating other anatomical structures (as in surgery) or as point from which measurements can be taken

Landmarknoun

an object or feature of a landscape or town that is easily seen and recognized from a distance, especially one that enables someone to establish their location

Landmarknoun

a building or monument of historical importance

Landmarknoun

the boundary of an area of land, or an object marking this

Landmarknoun

an event or discovery marking an important stage or turning point in something

Landmark

A landmark is a recognizable natural or artificial feature used for navigation, a feature that stands out from its near environment and is often visible from long distances. In modern use, the term can also be applied to smaller structures or features, that have become local or national symbols.