ABSTRACT
The cognitive process of making sense of a monument is known as spatial sequencing. Spatial sequencing assumes that any architectural space is a series of linked spatial points that offer structure and information about its designed mental space. A monument possesses and offers spatial connections that are novel and unfamiliar, giving our brains new stimuli to experience, encouraging a sense of temporal change as the mind employs spatial-cognitive metaphors to metaphorically articulate and structure it. A monument encourages a visitor to move in unfamiliar ways, examine architectural elements that are novel, and prolong their ambulatory experience. Wayfinding is movement that uses spatial information to orient and navigate the individual within and between places. It proceeds along paths of observation and integrates knowledge laterally rather than vertically, constructing spatial stories and forms of narrative understanding that proceed from a part to a whole. The chapter also presents an overview of the key concepts discussed in this book.
