Visit Memorials in 3D

The ways in which a country chooses to commemorate its heroes, events and movements can tell you a lot about its culture and identity. From war memorials to monuments celebrating great leaders, these structures reflect the people that create them and help us all to mark some of history’s most important moments. 

A revolution is an important moment in any nation’s history. Numerous revolutions around the world are commemorated with memorials and Mexico’s 1910-1920 uprising is no different. The Institutional Revolutionary Party, the group that was founded as a result of the revolution, ruled Mexico from its founding in 1929 until 2000. So it’s no surprise that a number of monuments were created to mark the historic event. 

One of the most famous monuments in the world, Mount Rushmore is located in the Black Hills of South Dakota. The colossal carving features the heads of Theodore Roosevelt, Abraham Lincoln, Thomas Jefferson and George Washington. Each of the heads is around 18 meters tall and towers above the surrounding landscape.

Located just south of Pretoria in South Africa, the Voortrekker Monument is a huge granite structure built to commemorate the Dutch-speaking settlers that left the Cape Colony to explore the interior of modern-day South Africa. These pioneers wanted to be free of British control and so set off into the unknown.

While we’ll never know exactly why Stonehenge was built, its longevity has made it a de-facto memorial for early Britain and the prehistoric people that inhabited the island. The monumental size of its stones and mysterious origins still fascinate visitors to this day, with around 800,000 people traveling to the stone circle every year. 

Learn more about Stonehenge here.