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The Valle de los Caídos(Spanish pronunciation: [ˈbaʎe ðe los kaˈiðos], "Valley of the Fallen") is a Catholicbasilica and a monumental memorial in the municipality of San Lorenzo de El Escorial, erected at Cuelgamuros Valley in the Sierra de Guadarrama, near Madrid, conceived by Spanish general Francisco Franco to honor and bury those who fell during theSpanish Civil War. It was claimed by Franco that the monument was meant to be a "national act of atonement" and reconciliation. The Valley of the Fallen, as a surviving monument of Franco's rule, and its Catholicbasilica remain controversial, in part since 10% of the construction workforce consisted of convicts, some of whom were Popular Frontpolitical prisoners.
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What group of islands in Spain is the site of the ancient stone monuments?
canary islands
What group of islands is the site of ancient stone monuments in Spain?
canary islands
Where would you go to see large buildings and monuments in Spain?
Madrid, Spain
Did the aboriginals have long lasting monuments?
No. They were not builders in stone.
Carved stone monuments of the Mayas were called?
stelae
What are Spain's historical monuments?
Spain has numerous historical monuments. These include the Alcazar of Segovia, Baelo Claudia, and El Escorial. There are also Belchite, La Sagrada Familia, and Lugo Roman Walls.
What monuments are in Ireland?
Blarney Castle, Cliffs of Moher, Blarney Stone
What spanish islands are the site of ancient stone monuments?
Balearic Islands
What actors and actresses appeared in The Mysterious Stone Monuments of Markawasi Peru - 2009?
The cast of The Mysterious Stone Monuments of Markawasi Peru - 2009 includes: Eric Conger Alan Matthew Robert Schoch as himself
What kinds of materials did they use to create the monuments?
depending on which monument and which era and what country, mostly limestone is used for major monuments, slaked lime is also used for the cement to lay blocks of stone on. granite has been used for interior and exterior monuments, monuments in Egypt such as the eye of Cleopatra was made of a hard sand stone covered in solid gold also pyramids also used sand stone but covered with a harder limestone.
What is name of large boulder often used in ancient monuments?
lime stone. sarsen
What are the huge square stone monuments built by the ancient Egyptians called?
they were called sphinxes
