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monument's designer claimed to be the first native-born citizen of his country
trained specifically for a career in architecture.
The designer was the favorite architect of his country's head of state who was also an architect of international repute. This was the first memorial built to honor this famous national hero. Another version of this memorial, designed later by the same architect and built elsewhere, would become an icon recognized the world over. What in the world is this?
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