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Arlington contains the remains of 240,000 dead . It also contains several monuments, including the Tomb of the Unknowns and the Tomb of the Unknown Dead from the Civil War, the latter a granite tomb that holds the remains of 2,111 Civil War soldiers.
Almost all the Neo-Classical limestone and marble monuments enshrining the old banks and stock exchange have been replaced by glittering steel-and-glass towers and tiered pyramids.
Japan invaded northern China on the eve of World War II, seizing the capital in 1937 after a valiant battle at the Marco Polo Bridge (one of many new monuments added to Beijing in the 20th century).
Last week I was in Istanbul, visiting friends and monuments and taking note of what everybody was wearing.
Further south, the mountains give way to the agricultural plains of the Beira Baixa (Lower Beira), which lacks the monuments and mountains of its neighbors, but still maintains an unspoiled way of life.