About the collection
What monuments remind us of matters. Like mythology, monuments tie us to the past and to each other. Public monuments give identity to communities, cities and nations; they shape a shared national narrative and make history visible in everyday space.
This interactive edition reorganizes the source infographic around six roles monuments play: comic disruption, leadership, victimhood, creation, resistance and myth.
Unless noted otherwise, all photos were taken by the author of this site, Jessica Hejtmanek.