Also means
imposing
Usage Note
Monumentale describes something on the scale of a monument — vast, impressive, or historically significant: un edificio monumentale (a monumental building). Colloquially it can be used hyperbolically for an impressive achievement or a spectacular blunder (un errore monumentale). Invariable for gender; the plural is monumentali.
Examples
"Il cimitero monumentale è aperto al pubblico."
Natural Translation
The monumental cemetery is open to the public.
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