On June 6, 1944, more than 160,000 Allied troops landed along a 50-mile stretch of heavily-fortified French coastline, to fight Nazi Germany on the beaches of Normandy, France.
National monuments are located in 31 states as well as in the District of Columbia, the Virgin Islands, American Samoa, the Minor Outlying Islands, and the Northern Mariana Islands. Arizona, with 18, has the largest number of national monuments, followed by California with 15 and New Mexico with 14. At least 65 national monuments protect places of natural significance, including 12 geological sites, seven marine sites, and five volcanic sites.
credit of image : Zgpdszz on Wikimedia Commons. It is the tallest statue in the world, measuring 153 meter of height, located in Henan, China. Starting in 1997 the construction of this statue completed in the year 2008. The statue is standing on 20 meter tall lotus throne, consist of 1100 pieces of copper cast.