A monolith is a monument or natural feature consisting of a single massive stone or rock. Monolith or monolithic may also refer to:

Architecture

Monolithic architecture Monolithic architecture describes buildings which are carved, cast or excavated from a single piece of material, historically from rock. The most basic form of monolithic architecture is a rock-cut building, such as the monolithic churches of Et ...

, a style of construction in which a building is carved, cast or excavated from a single piece of material *

Monolithic column A monolithic column or single-piece column is a large column of which the shaft is made from a single piece of stone instead of in vertical sections. Smaller columns are very often made from single pieces of stone, but are less often described a ...

, column made from one single piece of stone *

Monolithic dome A monolithic dome (from Greek mono- and -lithic, meaning "one stone") is a thin-shell structure cast in a one-piece form. The form may be permanent or temporary and may or may not remain part of the finished structure. Monolithic domes are a f ...

, structure cast in one piece over a form, made of concrete or similar structural material

Arts and entertainment

Art

* ''Monolitten'', Norwegian for ''The Monolith'', a sculpture in

Vigeland Sculpture Park Frogner Park ( no, Frognerparken) is a public park located in the West End borough of Frogner in Oslo, Norway. The park is historically part of Frogner Manor, and the manor house is located in the south of the park, and houses Oslo Museum. Both ...

in Norway *

Utah monolith The Utah monolith is a metal pillar that stood in a red sandstone slot canyon in northern San Juan County, Utah, United States. The pillar is tall and made of metal sheets riveted into a triangular prism. It was unlawfully placed on public lan ...

, a metal pillar sculpture in the desert in Utah, U.S. * ''

Monolith, the Face of Half Dome ''Monolith, the Face of Half Dome, Yosemite National Park, California'' is a black and white photograph taken by Ansel Adams in 1927 that depicts the western face of Half Dome in Yosemite National Park, Yosemite, California. In the foreground of ...

'', a photograph by Ansel Adams

Characters and entities

* Monolith, character from the '' Elementals'' comic book series * Monolith (''Space Odyssey''), the Monoliths featured in ''2001: A Space Odyssey'' and its sequels * The Monolith, a faction from the video games '' S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Shadow of Chernobyl'' and others in the same series

Entertainment companies

Monolith Productions Monolith Productions, Inc. is an American video game developer based in Kirkland, Washington. The company has been a subsidiary of Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment since August 2004. History Monolith Productions was founded on October ...

, Washington State–based video game development house and subsidiary of Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment * Monolith Soft, Japanese video game developer and subsidiary of Nintendo

Film

* ''Monolith'' (1993 film), an American film starring Bill Paxton * ''Monolith'' (2016 film), an Italian sci-fi thriller starring Katrina Bowden * ''Monolith'' (2022 film), an Australian sci-fi thriller starring Lily Sullivan

Literature

* ''Monolith'' (comics), comic book series and the name of its titular character * ''Monolith'' (novel), a 2004 novel by John Passarella

Music

Monolith Festival The Monolith Festival was a music festival held at Red Rocks Amphitheatre in Morrison, Colorado. The first festival took place September 14–15, 2007 on 5 stages, including the Red Rocks main stage. The 2008 Monolith Festival was held on Septemb ...

, a Colorado music festival *

Monolithic (band) Monolithic is a synthpop music project started and maintained by Michael Babbitt. Its music includes subgenres such as breakbeat, trance, EBM, techno, industrial, and downtempo. Monolithic's music has been described as "intense", "meaningf ...

, a synthpop band *

Monolith (band) Monolith ( bg, Монолит) is a Bulgarian Rock Band, founded in 1991. Members *Tony Chambera - vocals & guitars *Pavel Vassev - guitars *Emmerich Ambil - bass *Kaloyan Hristov - drums Discography *1992 "One more chance" *1993 "Heads or Tai ...

, a Bulgarian rock band *

The Monolith Tour The Monolith Tour was a concert tour by American rock band Thirty Seconds to Mars. Staged in support of the band's fifth studio album ''America'' (2018), the tour visited arenas and stadiums throughout 2018 and 2019. It was initially announced ...

, a worldwide tour by American rock band Thirty Seconds to Mars

Albums

* ''Monolith'' (Kansas album), 1979 * ''Monolith'' (Amebix album), 1987 * ''Monolith'' a 2007 album by Buckethead under his Death Cube K alias * ''Monolith'' (In Mourning album), 2010 * ''Monolith'' (Sylosis album), 2012 * ''Monolith'' (Omid album), 2003

Songs

* "Monolithic", a song by Monster Magnet from the album ''

Monolithic Baby! ''Monolithic Baby!'' is the sixth studio album by American rock band Monster Magnet, released in 2004. It is a follow-up to 2000's '' God Says No''. It would also be the first album featuring bassist Jim Baglino. Bob Pantella was hired to fill ...

'' * "Monolith", a song by Stone Sour from the album ''

Stone Sour Stone Sour is an American rock band formed in Des Moines, Iowa, in 1992. The band performed for five years before disbanding in 1997. They reunited in 2000 and since 2015, the group has consisted of Corey Taylor (lead vocals, guitar), Josh Rand ...

'' * "Monolith", a song by T. Rex from the album ''

Electric Warrior ''Electric Warrior'' is the second studio album by English rock band T. Rex, their sixth since their debut as Tyrannosaurus Rex. The album marked a turning point in the band's sound, moving away from the folk-oriented sound of the group's pre ...

'' * "Monolith", a song by Yello from the album ''

Pocket Universe A pocket universe or bubble universe, also colloquially called pocket dimension is a concept in inflationary theory, proposed by Alan Guth. Description It defines a realm like the one that contains the observable universe as only one of many infl ...

'' * "Monolith", a song by Wolfmother * "Monoliths", a song by

Maserati Maserati S.p.A. () is an Italian luxury vehicle manufacturer. Established on 1 December 1914, in Bologna, Italy, the company's headquarters are now in Modena, and its emblem is a trident. The company has been owned by Stellantis since 2021. Ma ...

* "Monolith", a song by Jedi Mind Tricks from the album '' A History of Violence'' * "The Monolith", a song by The Beta Band from the E.P ''

The Patty Patty Sound ''The Patty Patty Sound'' is the second release by The Beta Band, released in 1998. Despite being almost 40mins long and originally being released on 2 x 12" records, the release is still considered an E.P. by both the band and the press. All the ...

'', later included on the compilation album ''

The Three E.P.'s ''The Three E.P.'s'' is a compilation album of the first three releases by Scottish musical group The Beta Band, comprising the EPs ''Champion Versions'', '' The Patty Patty Sound'' and '' Los Amigos del Beta Bandidos''. The album was released ...

'' * "Monolith", a song by Delerium from their 1994 album ''

Spheres The Synchronized Position Hold Engage and Reorient Experimental Satellite (SPHERES) are a series of miniaturized satellites developed by MIT's Space Systems Laboratory for NASA and US Military, to be used as a low-risk, extensible test bed for the ...

'' * "Monolith", a song by Cannibal Corpse from their 1996 album '' Vile'' * "Monolith", a song by Mudvayne from their 2000 album '' L.D. 50'' * "The Monolith", a song by Becoming the Archetype from their 2007 album ''

The Physics of Fire ''The Physics of Fire'' is the second studio album by American heavy metal band Becoming the Archetype. Released on May 8, 2007, the album features a departure from the band's previous metalcore sound and shifts to a more progressive death metal ...

'' * "Monolith", a song by

Youngblood Supercult Youngblood Supercult was an American stoner rock band from Topeka, Kansas, United States. The band's line-up consists of Bailey Smith (guitar), David Merrill (vocals), Weston Alford (drums), and Brad Morris (bass). The group has been categorized ...

from their 2016 album ''High Plains'' * "Monolith", a song by Erra from their 2018 album ''

Neon Neon is a chemical element with the symbol Ne and atomic number 10. It is a noble gas. Neon is a colorless, odorless, inert monatomic gas under standard conditions, with about two-thirds the density of air. It was discovered (along with krypton ...

'' * "Monolith", a song by Fear Factory from their 2021 album ''

Aggression Continuum ''Aggression Continuum'' is the tenth studio album by American heavy metal band Fear Factory, released on June 18, 2021. It is the band's first studio album since ''Genexus'' (2015), marking the longest gap between two albums in their entire car ...

Computers

* Monolithic application, software architecture for computer applications *

Monolithic codebase In software development, a codebase (or code base) is a collection of source code used to Software build, build a particular software system, application software, application, or Software componentry, software component. Typically, a codebase i ...

, repository architecture for source control * Monolithic kernel, kernel architecture for computer operating systems * Monolithic system, computer system architecture where processing, data and the user interface all reside on the same system

Electronic circuits

* Monolithic integrated circuit or "monolithic system", an electronic system, such as a processor, realized on a single die * Monolithic microwave integrated circuit (often abbreviated MMIC), a type of integrated circuit (IC) device that operates at microwave frequencies (300 MHz to 300 GHz)

Places

* Monolith, California, in Kern County *

The Monolith (Antarctica) The Monolith is a pair of small islets located off the southern tip of Sabrina Island within the Ross Dependency of Antarctica Antarctica () is Earth's southernmost and least-populated continent. Situated almost entirely south of the Antar ...

, a pair of Antarctic islets *

Phobos monolith The Phobos monolith is a large rock on the surface of Mars's moon Phobos. It is a boulder about across and tall. A monolith is a geological feature consisting of a single massive piece of rock. Monoliths also occur naturally on Earth, but it ...

, a rock on Mars' largest moon, Phobos

Other uses

Monolith (catalyst support) Monolithic catalyst supports are extruded structures that are the core of many catalytic converters,Williams, J.; ''Monolithic structures, materials, properties and uses''; Catalysis Today, 69 (2001) 3-9 most diesel particulate filters, and some ca ...

, an extruded structure to support catalysts * Single crystal, unified crystal, also called monocrystal or monolithic