on a monumental scale

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• scale — I n. series of notes arranged in a certain sequence (mus.) 1) to play; sing a scale 2) a chromatic; diatonic; major; minor; natural scale system of classifying in a series of steps 3) a sliding; social scale 4) a pay, salary, wage; union scale… …   Combinatory dictionary

• Monumental sculpture — Romanesque portal of Moissac Abbey; a classic example of what is meant by monumental sculpture in ancient and medieval art history …   Wikipedia

• Monumental propaganda — M. Mánizer.Worker. Relief on the exterior of Petrovsky Passage (a department store) in Moscow. Cement. 1920 1921. Lénin s Plan of Monumental Propaganda – is a strategy proposed by Lénin of employing visual monumental art (revolutionary slogans… …   Wikipedia

• scale — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun 1 size/extent ADJECTIVE ▪ full ▪ It was several days before the full scale of the accident became clear. ▪ big, considerable, epic, grand, greater …   Collocations dictionary

• monumental — adjective 1) a monumental task Syn: huge, great, enormous, gigantic, massive, colossal, mammoth, immense, tremendous, mighty, stupendous 2) a monumental error in judgment Syn: terrib …   Thesaurus of popular words

• monumental — monumentalism, n. monumentality, n. monumentally, adv. /mon yeuh men tl/, adj. 1. resembling a monument; massive or imposing. 2. exceptionally great, as in quantity, quality, extent, or degree: a monumental work. 3. of historical or enduring… …   Universalium

• monumental — adj. Monumental is used with these nouns: ↑achievement, ↑arch, ↑challenge, ↑inscription, ↑proportion, ↑scale, ↑sculpture, ↑task, ↑undertaking …   Collocations dictionary

• monumental — adj 1. massive, immense, prodigious, enormous, Archaic. enorm, gigantic, gargantuan; vast, large scale, mammoth, jumbo, colossal, monstrous, gigantean; bulky, big, large, hulking, huge, hugeous; towering, staggering, mountainous, stupendous,… …   A Note on the Style of the synonym finder

• Human scale — means of a scale comparable to a human being .A number of characteristic physical quantities can be associated with the human body, the human mind, and the preservation of human life.* Distance: one to two metres (human arm s reach, stride,… …   Wikipedia

• Western sculpture — ▪ art Introduction       three dimensional artistic forms produced in what is now Europe and later in non European areas dominated by European culture (such as North America) from the Metal Ages (Europe, history of) to the present.       Like… …   Universalium

• Art, Antiques, and Collections — ▪ 2003 Introduction       In 2002 major exhibitions such as Documenta 11 reflected the diverse nature of contemporary art: artists from a variety of cultures received widespread recognition for work ranging from installation to video to painting …   Universalium