ina ▁Category : M oth s ▁of ▁South ▁America <0x0A> </s> ▁A ▁mon ol ith ic ▁column ▁or ▁single - pie ce ▁column ▁is ▁a ▁large ▁column ▁of ▁which ▁the ▁sh aft ▁is ▁made ▁from ▁a ▁single ▁piece ▁of ▁stone ▁instead ▁of ▁in ▁vertical ▁sections . ▁ ▁Sm aller ▁columns ▁are ▁very ▁often ▁made ▁from ▁single ▁pieces ▁of ▁stone , ▁but ▁are ▁less ▁often ▁described ▁as ▁mon ol ith ic , ▁as ▁the ▁term ▁is ▁normally ▁reserved ▁for ▁less ▁common , ▁larger ▁columns ▁made ▁in ▁this ▁way . ▁ ▁Cho osing ▁to ▁use ▁mon ol ith ic ▁columns ▁produces ▁considerable ▁extra ▁difficulties ▁in ▁quar ry ing ▁and ▁transport , ▁and ▁may ▁be ▁seen ▁as ▁a ▁statement ▁of ▁grande ur ▁and ▁importance ▁in ▁a ▁building . ▁▁ ▁As ▁an ▁example ▁of ▁this ▁level ▁of ▁choice , ▁Sh og hi ▁E ff endi ▁c abled ▁Bah á ' ís ▁of ▁the ▁world ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 8 ▁about ▁the ▁S hr ine ▁of ▁the ▁B áb ▁on ▁December ▁ 1 0 , ▁ 1 9 4 8 : ▁▁▁▁▁ ▁Con vey ▁to ▁bel ie vers ▁the ▁joy ful ▁news ▁of ▁the ▁safe ▁delivery ▁on ▁M t . ▁Car mel ▁of ▁a ▁cons ignment ▁of ▁thirty - two ▁gran ite ▁mon ol ith ▁columns , ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁initial ▁ship ment ▁of ▁material ▁ordered ▁for ▁construction ▁of ▁the ▁ar cade ▁of ▁the ▁B áb ' s ▁Sep ul cher , ▁designed ▁to ▁en velop ▁and ▁preserve ▁the ▁sacred ▁previous ▁structure ▁re ared ▁by ▁' Ab