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A mausoleum is a large and impressive tomb, usually constructed for a deceased leader.

The word came from the Mausoleum of Maussollos, the tomb of King Mausolus, the Persian satrap of Caria, whose large tomb was one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World.

In New York City, Grant's Tomb is a reduced-scale version of Mausollos' monument.

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Mausoleum of MaussollosMartin Heemskerck (1498-1574), who based his reconstruction on descriptions. The mausoleum was a huge marble tomb built ca 353 BCE for King Mausolus of Caria in Asia Minor. The Mausoleum of Maussollos the Persian satrap of Caria ( 351 BC, at Halicarnassus	Mausoleum of TheodoricThe Mausoleum of Theodoric italian Mausoleo Teodorico in Ravenna was built in 520 by Theodoric the Great as his future tomb. Its current structure is divided into two decagonal orders, one above the other and both made of Istria stone. It is roofed with a	MausoleumA mausoleum is a large and impressive tomb, usually constructed for a deceased leader. The word came from the Mausoleum of Maussollos, the tomb of King Mausolus, the Persian satrap of Caria, whose large tomb was one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient Wor
Mausoleum of Princess ZhenxiaoThe Mausoleum of Princess Zhenxiao of was made in 793 by the early Bohai Kingdom during the Tang Dynasty, and is a part of the Ancient Tombs at Longtou Mountain in Jilin. The Mausoleum contains, among other things (see below), the first complete discovere	Mausoleum of Genghis KhanThe Mausoleum of Genghis Khan is located along a river in Kandehuo Enclosure, Xinjie Township, Ejen Khoruu Banner, Ordos Prefecture-Level City (formerly Yeke Juu league) , Inner Mongolia, People's Republic of China. The Mausoleum is not the real burial pl	Mausoleum of DangunMausoleum of Dangun is ancient burial site near Pyongyang, which is claimed to be of Dangun, mythical ruler of Go-Joseon, by North Korean historians. The foundation of Go-Joseon was traditionally believed to be 2333 BC, but this excavation changed North K

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