Memorials

A memorial overlooking a busy roadway is linked with the story of a 17th-century noblewoman’s legal battle for her inheritance.

A unique memorial made up of a collection of memorials, all commemorating the Battle of Okinawa in World War II.

An inverted staircase above the entrance to the Bethnal Green Underground Station functions as a memorial for people who lost their lives during the worst civilian disaster in the U.K. during World War II.

A riverside stone memorial dedicated to an unidentified hero.

Fans have made a utility pole near where the 90s musician was shot into an ersatz memorial.

Thousands of unmarked, sunken graves in a pauper's cemetery.

A memorial to the atrocities of the People's Socialist Republic of Albania.

This memorial and the seawall that it stands near are powerful symbols of the island’s resilience.

A memorial dedicated to the 29,000 Istrian freedom fighters of World War II.

A curious stone in a public square commemorates the victims of witch-burning.

A monument to one of Croatia's famous freedom fighters.

A poignant site that pays tribute to lives lost at sea.

A ghostly cabin attempts to reverse the erasure of enslaved people through poetry.

A memorial to those who donated their bodies to science.

A memorial to the Indian victims of the devastating 1923 earthquake, built in glorious Mughal style.

Inspired by the work of a German artist, these brass installations commemorate the lives of enslaved Vermonters.

A memorial to a 19th-century composer who was known for driving crowds wild.