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A '''monument''' was an object set aside as a memorial to an event or person. They could range from the simple to elaborately created works of [[art]]. Some species erect monuments to mark the [[grave]] of a [[death|dead]] person.
 
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[[File:Nakan memorial.jpg|thumb|Nakan memorial]]
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A '''monument''' was an object set aside as a memorial to an event or person. Scanning for monuments was a way to discover if a planet had previously hosted a [[civilization]]. ({{TNG|The Chase}})
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Monuments did not need to be physical objects, and the term could even be used abstractly. For example, a race of [[Ancient humanoid]]s engineered [[humanoids]] to be a dominant life form as a monument to their existence. [[Gosheven]] described the [[colony]] on [[Tau Cygna V]] as a monument to everyone who had lived there. ({{TNG|The Chase|The Ensigns of Command}}).
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''In an [[alternate reality]], [[Nelson's Column]], a monument honoring [[Horatio Nelson]] existed in [[London]]. ({{film|12}})''
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More informally, in [[2372]] [[Julian Bashir]] described the state of [[Miles O'Brien]]'s quarters as a monument to his year as a [[bachelor]]. Similarly, in [[2375]], [[Ezri Dax]], through her former personality [[Joran Dax]], snarked that the crew quarters of [[Greta Vanderweg]] as a monument to bad taste. ({{DS9|Accession|Field of Fire}}).
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[[Tom Paris]] once described his [[Paris Program Alpha-1]] [[holoprogram]] as a monument to hundreds of [[hour]]s he should have spent with [[B'Elanna Torres]]. ({{VOY|Vis à Vis}})
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Figuratively, the term "monumental" could be used to describe particulary large works, or moments of particular historic significance. On [[Kataan]], the construction of [[atmospheric condenser]]s was considered a monumental task, and therefore unfeasible. ({{TNG|The Inner Light}}) crewman [[Daniels (Crewman)|Daniels]] described the [[Battle of Procyon V]] as a monumental moment in [[history]]. ({{ENT|Azati Prime}})
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==Specific monuments==
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On a [[Delta Quadrant]] planet inhabited [[Human]]s transplanted by [[Briori]], a [[cryostasis]] chamber containing [[the 37's]] had become regarded as a monument. ({{VOY|The 37's}})
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The [[Delta Quadrant]] planet [[Tarakis]] contained [[Nakan memorial|a monument]] to the [[Nakan massacre]]. ({{VOY|Memorial}})
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By the [[24th century]], the whole area of the settlement where [[Zefram Cochrane]] originally built the [[Phoenix]] had become a national monument. ({{film|8}})
   
 
[[Gul]] [[Darhe'el]] was buried under one of the largest monuments on [[Cardassia Prime]], a fact which Gul [[Dukat]] witnessed and offered as proof that Darhe'el was indeed dead when [[Aamin Marritza]] claimed to be him, alive and well. ({{DS9|Duet}})
 
[[Gul]] [[Darhe'el]] was buried under one of the largest monuments on [[Cardassia Prime]], a fact which Gul [[Dukat]] witnessed and offered as proof that Darhe'el was indeed dead when [[Aamin Marritza]] claimed to be him, alive and well. ({{DS9|Duet}})
   
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After arranging for the [[Cardassian Union]] to join the [[Dominion]] in [[2373]], a monument to Gul Dukat was erected outside the gate to the [[Imperial Plaza]] on [[Cardassia Prime]]. ({{DS9|By Inferno's Light}})
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In the [[31st century]], or at least the version of it from which crewman Daniels originated, [[Earth]] hosted a monument to the [[United Federation of Planets]]. The monument disappeared in a version of this future in which due to the [[Temporal Cold War]] the Federation did not exist. ({{ENT|Shockwave, Part II}})
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==See also==
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*[[Gravestone]]
 
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Revision as of 18:14, 5 October 2013

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Nakan memorial

Nakan memorial

A monument was an object set aside as a memorial to an event or person. Scanning for monuments was a way to discover if a planet had previously hosted a civilization. (TNG: "The Chase")

Monuments did not need to be physical objects, and the term could even be used abstractly. For example, a race of Ancient humanoids engineered humanoids to be a dominant life form as a monument to their existence. Gosheven described the colony on Tau Cygna V as a monument to everyone who had lived there. (TNG: "The Chase", "The Ensigns of Command").

In an alternate reality, Nelson's Column, a monument honoring Horatio Nelson existed in London. (Star Trek Into Darkness)

More informally, in 2372 Julian Bashir described the state of Miles O'Brien's quarters as a monument to his year as a bachelor. Similarly, in 2375, Ezri Dax, through her former personality Joran Dax, snarked that the crew quarters of Greta Vanderweg as a monument to bad taste. (DS9: "Accession", "Field of Fire").

Tom Paris once described his Paris Program Alpha-1 holoprogram as a monument to hundreds of hours he should have spent with B'Elanna Torres. (VOY: "Vis à Vis")

Figuratively, the term "monumental" could be used to describe particulary large works, or moments of particular historic significance. On Kataan, the construction of atmospheric condensers was considered a monumental task, and therefore unfeasible. (TNG: "The Inner Light") crewman Daniels described the Battle of Procyon V as a monumental moment in history. (ENT: "Azati Prime")

Specific monuments

On a Delta Quadrant planet inhabited Humans transplanted by Briori, a cryostasis chamber containing the 37's had become regarded as a monument. (VOY: "The 37's")

The Delta Quadrant planet Tarakis contained a monument to the Nakan massacre. (VOY: "Memorial")

By the 24th century, the whole area of the settlement where Zefram Cochrane originally built the Phoenix had become a national monument. (Star Trek: First Contact)

Gul Darhe'el was buried under one of the largest monuments on Cardassia Prime, a fact which Gul Dukat witnessed and offered as proof that Darhe'el was indeed dead when Aamin Marritza claimed to be him, alive and well. (DS9: "Duet")

After arranging for the Cardassian Union to join the Dominion in 2373, a monument to Gul Dukat was erected outside the gate to the Imperial Plaza on Cardassia Prime. (DS9: "By Inferno's Light")

In the 31st century, or at least the version of it from which crewman Daniels originated, Earth hosted a monument to the United Federation of Planets. The monument disappeared in a version of this future in which due to the Temporal Cold War the Federation did not exist. (ENT: "Shockwave, Part II")

See also