People, and countries, put up monuments to display what they think of history and of themselves. They tear down monuments for the same reason. A torn-down monument is, therefore, itself a monument.
The New Yorker: The story of Ukraine through its many monuments
Orthodox priests conduct a church service at the \u201cHeavenly Hundred\u201d monument during a ceremony on Feb. 20 to mark the anniversary of the murders of demonstrators during the EuroMaidan Revolution.