What makes a good monument?: Theoretical starting points to the heritological interpretation of commemorative values in the city space

The initial research question in this paper is whether the predispositions for evaluation of contemporary monumental culture city can be determined context heritological research. In order to reach a possible answer, it necessary first determine meaning word 'monument', and then present dominant interpretations what makes 'good' monument. Thus, starts from abstracted experiences concerning place monuments urban structure, pays attention issues material, shape, meaning, as well multiple identities city. Finally, basic theoretical starting points valorization are determined, which point out relationship between commemorative values, identities, structure. aim offer synthesis approach, could serve model analysis We express approach following way: viewed heritage corpus, function form that associated with its (conceptual, factual, actual). Hence answer through prism heritology: corpus evokes maximum memory minimum space. What would monument-in-a-city? monumentin-the-city high value, an element activates potential we get basis answering monument: good monument one satisfies requirement intensive commemorativeness (ie communicativeness contents) city, while 'bad' insufficient mentioned sense.