Also means
establishment
Usage Note
Errichtung comes from errichten ('to erect, establish') and covers both putting up buildings and founding institutions. Like all -ung nouns it is feminine.
Examples
"Die Errichtung des Denkmals begann."
Natural Translation
The erection of the monument began.
Literal Translation
The erection of-the monument began.
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