Non-utilitarian constructions that display symbols, or are themselves symbols of the community or polity (or a ruler as a symbol of the polity). Examples include Taj Mahal mausoleum, Trajan's Column, Ashoka's Pillars, Qin Shih Huang's Terracota Army, the Statue of Liberty. Has to be constructed by humans, so sacred groves or mountains are not symbolic buildings. A palace is also not a symbolic building, because it has other, utilitarian functions (houses the ruler).