Sentences with phrase «building monuments»

It is made to give players a break from the huge world where they spend a lot of their time building monuments and running away from monsters.
They were not building monuments, not even Smithson's «Monuments of Passaic.»
If things get down to a struggle between preservationists defending late twentieth - century tackiness and developers building monuments to nothing, I for one am heading back to Dumbo.
The same corporate celebrity culture that elevated Trump from the boardroom to the White House is now building monuments to the bold CEOs who criticize him.
In another letter, when asked about his thoughts about building a monument to Gen. Thomas «Stonewall» Jackson, he said again it just wasn't a good idea: «As regards the erection of such a monument as is contemplated, my conviction is, that, however grateful it would be to the feelings of the South, the attempt, in the present condition of the country, would have the effect of retarding instead of accelerating its accomplishment, and of continuing if not adding to the difficulties under which the Southern people labor.»
The biblical satan was a fallen angel, not some goat - man adopted by the church to shame paganism, is it cool if i build a monument to my imaginary friend too?
Point is, sure you have the right to practice and believe any and all recognized and legal religions, but you do not have the right to build a monument to any religion just because you chose to.
Why do people think that FREEDOM OF RELIGION means that you have the freedom to build a monument to said religion that is being practiced?
Rather than build monuments to themselves in the Vatican, they should use that money to benefit people, the people who they should be serving; not some egotistical imaginary friend.
However, there is on the Bilbe, mentioned, that God told ordered the Hebrews to build a monument (the one that when people looked at, they'd be healed from the snake bite).
The mosque shouldnt be built for the same reason that we shouldnt build monuments to American glory in Hiroshima or Nagasaki....
It shouldnt be built the same reason why descendants of Nazi Germany shouldnt build a monument to Hitler in Israel...
Molinaro also announced plans to build a monument to remember the 23 Staten Island residents who lost their lives during the storm.
The grandest culture north of the Maya created a city of 20,000 people, built monuments rivaling Egypt's Great Pyramid, then vanished into oblivion
«I wanted to build a monument to my wife,» he said.
«If I were an architect and I had to build a monument to the cinema, I would place a statue of Julien Duvivier at the entrance» (Jean Renoir, 1967)
December 9, 2015 • Frank Deford wonders why it took so long to build a monument commemorating the 11 Israeli athletes murdered by terrorists at the Munich Summer Olympics 43 years ago.
Take it from Jean Renoir: «If I were an architect and I had to build a monument to the cinema, I would place a statue of Duvivier above the entrance.»
Why Did They Build Monuments?
Spend a free day relaxing on the beach or opt to visit the many Portuguese - built monuments, wander around the churches of Old Goa (a UNESCO World Heritage Site), or discover Panjim, the capital.
Opt to visit the many Portuguese - built monuments, wander around the churches of Old Goa (a UNESCO World Heritage Site), or discover Panjim, the capital of the state.
This is precisely the case, where our childhood stands we build a monument to the games we loved and in our eyes what comes after so rarely can surpass or even come close to that game we hold dear.
Other gameplay features include problem solving by matching the correct items to their rightful position and building a monument or two.
She builds monuments to alternate histories that occurred in the same spots the statues claim.
«We don't simply want to build a monument, we want the project to be bigger and raise the topic of climate change on a broader...
And then they build monuments to you.
Is there someone you love so much that you would build a monument to last for eternity?

Not exact matches

The temples, built between the 9th and 15th centuries, combine both Hindu and Buddhist influences, and collectively are the oldest religious monument in the world.
The Trumps and Macrons helped plant a tree on the White House grounds together before boarding Trump's Marine One helicopter for a scenic tour of monuments built in the capital city designed by French - born Pierre L'Enfant as they flew south to Mount Vernon, the first U.S. president's home along the Potomac River.
Originally built in 1927 and remodelled in 2008, this old — world hotel is now a national monument.
«But the fact that the national debate still centers on whether pro-slavery monuments should be taken down, not on how many anti-racist monuments should be built, speaks volumes.»
The site is made up of seven zones of historic monuments and buildings; see how they fared below.
The final monument groupings in the Kathmanu Valley World Heritage property are the famous Pashupatinath Temple, built in the fifth century, and the Changu Narayan, a double - roofed temple to Vishnu.
The airport as a whole is an architectural touchstone already, its white 1961 flying - saucer «Theme Building» a designated historical monument.
For its attempt at a digital monument, Moment built a structure capable of as many effects as a television has stations.
«Stalin wanted to build in Warsaw a monument to himself and a symbol of the USSR's control of Poland,» Marta Hankiewicz, a tour guide with the city, told Business Insider.
He started writing for International Living in 2011 and in the same year authored Penang: An Inside Guide to its Historic Homes, Buildings, Monuments, and Parks, already in its second printing, and wrote and co-directed a documentary titled 1941: The Fall Of Penang which showcased on the History Channel in August 2012.
From the moment its doors opened more than a century ago, the Lord & Taylor building on Fifth Avenue in Manhattan has stood as a monument to old - school retail.
I would even agree with the sentiment — no monument, work of art, or decoration should be added to any state building unless there is a provision for preservation / cleaning made which does not involve taxpayer support.
But Moore said if he wins in the general election, don't expect to see monument return to the judicial building.
Regardless of the misrepresentation of Islam by those offenders, ven if the monument is meant to correct the perception brought about by the offenders, the sentiment involved in building a mosque, or a muslim community centre, on that site is hopelessly utopian and marginalises the pain of those who have been affected by the event.
I'm against people who are saying things like» the Imam is one of the most evil men on the planet» «They are building a school for terrorists» «its a monument to their triumph» Look up Sufism.
That's actually not the case — about no building can be higher than the monument.
It's not being adorned on the outside of the building or being used to declare this as a Christian monument, it's a piece of history.
«Any monument displayed on state property should reflect the values of Oklahoma or memorialize those who built or defended our freedom,» said Rep. Bob Cleveland on Tuesday.
He once wrote this when asked about building Confederate monuments at Civil War historic sites: «I think it wiser moreover not to keep open the sores of war, but to follow the examples of those nations who endeavoured to obliterate the marks of civil strife and to commit to oblivion the feelings it engendered.»
Matthew's seventh and last woe, Luke's fifth (Mt 23:29 - 3 1; Lk 11:47 - 48), depicts the hypocrisy of the scribes and Pharisees as building tombs and monuments for the prophets and righteous men killed by their fathers, and claiming that they would have had no part in such deeds.
Someone told him, «Saul went to Carmel, where he had a monument built so everyone would remember his victory.
Id rather make a monument to the Americans and others who died which we all can support as Americans than see it surrounded by various religious buildings that only some Americans worship in.
A mosque should definitely not be built two blocks from a monument to our fallen.
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