Mausoleum of Maussollos

The Mausoleum of Maussollos, the Persian satrap of Caria (351 BC, at Halicarnassus (present Bodrum), Turkey), was one of the Seven Wonders of the World.

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Maussollos - Satrap - Caria - 351 BC - Halicarnassus - Bodrum - Turkey - Seven Wonders of the World

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The word mausoleum came to be used generically for any grand tomb.

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This enormous white marble tomb was built to hold the remains of Mausolus (Greek Μαύσωλος Maúsōlos), a provincial king in the Persian Empire, and his wife, Artemisia. Greek architects Satyrus and Pythius designed the approximately 45-metre-high tomb (135 feet), and four famous Grecian sculptors added an ornamental frieze (decorated band) around its exterior.

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Greek - Persian Empire - Greek - Frieze

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