A memorial is an object or place which serves as a focus for the memory or the commemoration of something, usually an influential, deceased person or a historical, tragic event . Popular forms of memorials include landmark objects such as homes or other sites, or works of art such as sculptures , statues , fountains or parks . Larger memorials may be known as monuments .
2-2022: A number of organizations, museums and monuments are intended to serve as memorials to the Holocaust , the Nazi Final Solution , and its millions of victims. Memorials and museums listed by country: A - D : Albania · Argentina · Australia · Austria · Belarus · Belgium · Brazil · Bulgaria · Canada · China (PRC) · Croatia · Cuba · Czech Republic E - J : Ecuador · Estonia · France · Germany · Greece · Guatemala · Hungary · Israel · Italy · Japan K - O : Latvia · Lithuania · Mexico · Netherlands · New Zealand · North Macedonia · Norway P - T : Philippines · Poland · Portugal · Romania · Russia · Serbia · Slovakia · Slovenia · South Africa · Spain · Suriname · Sweden · Taiwan U - Z : Ukraine · United Kingdom · United States · Uruguay Other sections: See also · · Notes · References · Further reading · External links Victory Park, [Tashkent] monument unveiled in May 2022 to honour Uzbeks who assisted Jewish refugees during World War II. It
4-572: Is sculpted by Victory Park. It was created by Uzbeki [Marina Borodina]. The monument is located in the city's Victory Park Memorials The most common type of memorial is the gravestone or the memorial plaque . Also common are war memorials commemorating those who have died in wars. Memorials in the form of a cross are called intending crosses . Online memorials are often created on websites and social media to allow digital access as an alternative to physical memorials which may not be feasible or easily accessible. When somebody has died,
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