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No century in modern European history has built monuments with more enthusiasm than the 19th. Of the hundreds of monuments erected, those which sprang from a nation-wide initiative and addressed themselves to a nation, rather than part of a nation, we may call national monuments. Nelson's Column in London or the Arc de Triomphe in Paris are obvious examples. In Germany the 19th century witnessed a veritable flood of monuments, many of which rank as national monuments. These reflected and contributed to a developing sense of national identity and the search for national unity; they also document an unsuccessful effort to create a «genuinely German» style. They constitute a historical record, quite apart from aesthetic appeal or ideological message. As this historical record is examined, German national monuments of the 19th century are described and interpreted against the background of the nationalism which gave birth to them.

Public lands --- National monuments --- Management. --- Planning. --- Grand Canyon-Parashant National Monument (Ariz.) --- Agua Fria National Monument (Ariz.) --- Arizona --- Arizona. --- Nationalism --- Nationalisme --- Sites classés --- History --- Political aspects --- Histoire --- Aspect politique --- Germany --- Allemagne --- Politics and government --- Civilization --- Politique et gouvernement --- Civilisation --- Architecture --- Art, German --- Political culture --- Sculpture, German --- Arndt, Ernst Moritz (1769-1860) --- Kleist, Heinrich von (1777-1811) --- Louis I (roi de Bavière ; 1786-1868) --- Monuments commémoratifs militaires --- Monuments commémoratifs --- Critique et interprétation --- Biographie --- 19e siècle --- Intellectual life