7 sentences with 'monumental'
Example sentences and phrases with the word monumental and other words derived from it.
• « The Romans built monumental works for their hydrotherapeutic practices that passed down to posterity. »
• « In addition to New Kingdom expansionism, governments sought new forms of monumental architecture. »
• « The monumental architecture of the New Kingdom consisted of huge temples and statues, most notably the Great Temple of Abu Simbel in northern Nubia, built under the direction of Pharaoh Ramesses II sometime around 1250 BC. »
• « Although the Council of Trent did not move on doctrine, it proposed a monumental change to the Church: priests would henceforth be formally trained for the job. »
• « The conclusions of the Scientific Revolution would in turn lead to a monumental movement in philosophy and thought during the 18th century: the Enlightenment. »
• « The ancients saw this monumental and majestic planet and named it after one of their giant gods: Jupiter. »
• « Excavations in the Jeha area reveal temples and altars, monumental inscriptions, human and animal images moulded in clay, and a large number of stylised works that attest to the high degree of civilisation achieved long before Christianity took root on Egyptian soil. »