# Monolith (disambiguation)

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, a style of construction in which a building is carved, cast or excavated from a single piece of material
* Monolithic column, column made from one single piece of stone
* Monolithic dome, 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 in Norway
* Utah monolith, a metal pillar sculpture in the desert in Utah, U.S.
* Monolith, the Face of Half Dome, 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, 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, a Colorado music festival
* Monolith (band), a Bulgarian rock band
* The Monolith Tour, 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

* "Monolith", a song by Stone Sour from the album Stone Sour
* "Monolith", a song by T. Rex from the album Electric Warrior
* "Monolith", a song by Yello from the album Pocket Universe
* "Monolith", a song by Wolfmother
* "Monoliths", a song by Maserati
* "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, later included on the compilation album The Three E.P.'s
* "Monolith", a song by Delerium from their 1994 album Spheres
* "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
* "Monolith", a song by Youngblood Supercult from their 2016 album High Plains
* "Monolith", a song by Erra from their 2018 album Neon
* "Monolith", a song by Fear Factory from their 2021 album Aggression Continuum
* ”Monolith”, a song by Idles from their 2024 album Tangk
* "Monolithic", a song by Monster Magnet from the album Monolithic Baby!

## Computers

* Monolithic application, software architecture for computer applications
* Monolithic codebase, 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, United States
* Mount Monolith, a mountain in Yukon, Canada
* The Monolith (Antarctica), a pair of Antarctic islets
* The Monoliths (Manchester-by-the-Sea), United States
* Phobos monolith, a rock on Mars' largest moon, Phobos

## Other uses

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