### Question
How is the "commemorative work" defined?


### Answer
The term **commemorative work** is defined in *40 U.S.C. § 8902* as follows -

> any statue, monument, sculpture, memorial, plaque, inscription, or other structure or landscape feature, including a garden or memorial grove, designed to perpetuate in a permanent manner the memory of an individual, group, event or other significant element of American history, except that the term does not include any such item which is located within the interior of a structure or a structure which is primarily used for other purposes

#### Citation:
  - *40 U.S.C. § 8902*
  - Heading: **SUBTITLE II-PUBLIC BUILDINGS AND WORKS > PART D-PUBLIC BUILDINGS, GROUNDS, AND PARKS IN THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA > CHAPTER 89-NATIONAL CAPITAL MEMORIALS AND COMMEMORATIVE WORKS**

