March 06, 2007 mblog due march 13th on monuments Mblog due march
13 A monument: Wailing Wall in Jerusalem In 4th grade I stepped
off the plane and arrived in the holy land. I was too young to
appreciate the spiritual aspect of Jerusalem. I visited all the
holy monuments and the Wailing Wall was one of the monuments
that has stuck with me the most. A monument is a statue or
building that honors an event or a person. An article discussing
the role of monuments says that, “monuments and memorials are
designed and created in various ways that seek to capture a
moment from the past and sustain its influence in the present
and on into the future” (http://www.clevelandart.org/educef/asia
nodyssey/pdf/MicMonMS.pdf). To an outsider the Wailing Wall
looks like a massive wall but really it is more than a wall. The
Wailing Wall is the holiest of Jewish sites in Jerusalem. The
Wailing Wall is the remains of the Herodian wall that once
enclosed the Second Temple. This monument will mark my trip to
Israel. Everyday millions