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vr.tr.monument · thing-q4989906

Let an agent handle monuments by what they commemorate, form, location, protection and contested meaning.

Thing Registry Physical world and living systems PHY.BLT
Bundle → Layer → Finding → QuestionsClassifiersWhat it isWhy it existsDistinguishing featuresWhat robots and AI may and may not doMoral aspectsOwnersLinks to other meta-modelsIdentity and identifiersDirect propertiesRecognitionCapabilities and actionsHazards and failure modesStandards and interfacesContext of useSources

Bundle → Layer → Finding → Questions Filled

4 bundles · 8 layers · 8 findings · 16 questions

Commemoration What it remembers.

Subject

Person or event.

Subject

What is commemorated.

  1. Who or what does it commemorate? definition
  2. What does the inscription say? provenance

Origin

Who erected it and when.

Origin

Commissioning.

  1. Who erected it, and when? provenance
  2. Why? provenance
Form What it is.

Type

Statue, obelisk, tomb.

Type

Monument type.

  1. What type of monument is it? definition
  2. Who designed it? provenance

Materials

Stone, bronze.

Materials

Materials and condition.

  1. What is it made of? definition
  2. What condition is it in? measurement
Protection Heritage status.

Status

Listing.

Status

Protection status.

  1. Is it protected, at which level? provenance
  2. Who owns it? provenance

Conservation

Care.

Conservation

Conservation needs.

  1. What conservation does it need? action
  2. Who is responsible? provenance
Meaning Interpretation and debate.

Interpretation

Context.

Interpretation

Historical context.

  1. What historical context is needed to understand it? definition
  2. Is interpretation provided on site? definition

Debate

Contested monuments.

Debate

Contestation.

  1. Is the monument contested, and by whom? boundary
  2. Which process decides its future? provenance

Classifiers Filled

Family
Thing Registry
Category
Physical world and living systems
Entry kind
thing
Plane
PHY
Domain
PHY.BLT
Other names and narrower kinds
Luthereiche, line house, memorial obelisk, mazar, türbe, war memorial obelisk, Heroön, kramat, Banner Cross, cross base, obelisk, stone circle

What it is Filled

An imposing structure created to commemorate a person, event or group, or subsequently used for that purpose, such as a memorial, obelisk, mausoleum or tomb.

Why it exists Filled

Let an agent handle monuments by what they commemorate, form, location, protection and contested meaning.

Distinguishing features Filled

  • A monument has a commemorative purpose.
  • A monument is often protected as heritage.
  • Its meaning can be contested and change over time.
  • Funerary monuments qualify where they are imposing commemorative structures, while memorial trees alone do not.

What robots and AI may and may not do Filled

Must not

  • Damage, deface, climb or remove parts of a monument.
  • Present a contested monument's history in only one community's terms.
  • Help move, remove or sell a monument or its parts without lawful authority.
  • Disturb graves or remains in a tomb or mausoleum.

Only with a human decision

  • Recommending removal, relocation or reinterpretation of a monument.

May

  • Describe a monument's subject, history and status from heritage records and cited sources.
  • Report damage or vandalism to its custodians.

Moral aspects Filled

  • Monuments carry memory and grief, and some commemorate people others see as oppressors.
  • Tombs and memorials hold the dead and must be treated with respect.

Who is affected

  • Communities who hold the memory
  • Descendants of those commemorated or harmed
  • Visitors

Owners Filled

Steward

The owner or custodian, often a public authority; heritage bodies protect listed monuments.

Master systems

  • Heritage and monument registers

Links to other meta-models Filled

parent

  • Q811979 - registry parent class
  • Q838948 - registry parent class

related

  • built structure and work of art - dual nature
  • person or event - subject
  • heritage - listing
  • natural monument - protected natural features

What else AI and robots need to interact with it Filled

Identity and identifiers required Filled

  • Vercy registry: vr.tr.monument
  • Wikidata: Q4989906 (https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q4989906)
  • heritage listing number: jurisdiction-specific protected monuments

Direct properties required Filled

  • height: 0.5-170 m - plaques to the Washington Monument at 169 m

Recognition required Filled

  • Inscriptions and dedications
  • Commemorative forms such as obelisks and statues
  • Heritage listing plaques
  • Statues, obelisks, stones, tombs such as turbe or mazars, plaques and memorial trees such as Luther oaks.

Capabilities and actions required Filled

  • visit and study it
  • protect and conserve it
  • interpret it, with context
  • remove or relocate it, through lawful processes

Hazards and failure modes required Filled

  • Vandalism and theft
  • Structural decay
  • Disputes over contested monuments

Standards and interfaces required Filled

  • Heritage protection law
  • Venice Charter on conservation
  • Law on war graves and memorials

Context of use required Filled

  • Remembering people and events and marking places of significance.
  • memorials and war memorials
  • statues and obelisks
  • tombs and mausoleums such as turbe
  • shrines and mazars
  • natural monuments and memorial trees

Sources Filled

  1. Wikidata item Q4989906: monument - identity and sense of the item
  2. Wikipedia: Monument - general description of the item

Open questions

  • Should monument types be separate entries?
  • How should contested meanings be represented neutrally?
  • How should funerary monuments be linked to burials?

Machine files

Card as JSON Specification Card backlog vercy.card/1

Provenance

thing registry research (pass 2) · unreviewed

Built from: models/things/publications/thing-q4989906/spec.json