Stelae
Stelae are stones or wooden slabs, generally taller than wide, erected for funerals or commemorative purposes, most usually decorated with the names and titles of the deceased or living — inscribed, carved in relief, or painted onto the slab. Only sites with their stelae still in situ are included.
World Heritage Sites connected to 'Stelae':
Aksum The Stelae have most of their mass out of the ground, but are stabilized by massive underground counter-weights. The stone was often engraved with a pattern or emblem denoting the king's or the noble's rank.Calakmul Calakmul is especially noteworthy for the large number (120
to date) of stelae that have been found on the site. Several of those are still in situ, others at museums.Copan Echmiatsin and Zvartnots KhachkarsEl Tajin Haghpat and Sanahin
KhachkarsImperial Tombs Every tombs of Ming and Qing Emperors have stelae with tomb owner's record of good thingsJelling RunestonesKoguryo Kingdom The stele of King Gwanggaeto of Goguryeo was erected in 414 by King Jangsu as a memorial to his deceased father. It is carved out of a single mass of granite, stands nearly 7 meters tall and has a girth of almost 4 meters. The inscription is written exclusively in Classical Chinese and has 1802 characters.Monastery of Geghard KhachkarsQuirigua Rock Drawings in Valcamonica Stelae at Naquane National Archaelogical ParkTiya Has 36 standing stones or stelae, "32 of which are engraved with enigmatic symbols, notably swords,"
