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Pillar tomb in Malindi, Kenya. A number of world cultures incorporated pillars into tomb structures. Examples of such edifices are found in Lycia in Anatolia (e.g., the Harpy Tomb at Xanthos), and the medieval Muslim Swahili culture of the Swahili Coast (e.g., tombs at Malindi and Mnarani), which were originally built of coral rag, and later of stone.
The Lion Pillar, named because of the large lion in high relief, was located east of the Acropolis of Xanthos and stands around 3 metres (9.8 ft) high. The stone chest is of white limestone, carved to fit the body. It has been postulated that this tomb was created between the early- and mid-6th century BCE.
The Tomb of Absalom (Hebrew: יד אבשלום, romanized: Yad Avshalom, lit. 'Absalom's Memorial'), also called Absalom's Pillar, is an ancient monumental rock-cut tomb with a conical roof located in the Kidron Valley in Jerusalem, a few metres from the Tomb of Zechariah and the Tomb of Benei Hezir.
Maymūnah Stone; Mazar (mausoleum) Megalith; Megaliths in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern; The Megaliths of Upper Laos; Meherabad; Monteverde Angel; Monumental masonry; Morro del Tulcán; Mortuary cult; Mortuary enclosure; Mortuary house; Mycenaean chamber tomb; Myklebust Burial Mound
The ancient tomb was hidden by overgrown plants and overshadowed by nearby ruins. Massive 2,300-year-old stone tomb at park in Italy went overlooked — until now. See it
PIllar tomb at Gedi. The pillar tombs at Gedi, which consist of masonry based structures topped with a pillar or column, are part of an architectural style of the medieval Swahili Coastal settlements. [4] [19] A common feature on the pillar tombs at Gedi are decorative recessed panels. [7]
South and west face of the obelisk North face of the obelisk, with the Greek verse at the top (on slightly cleaner stone).. The Xanthian Obelisk, also known as the Xanthos or Xanthus Stele, the Xanthos or Xanthus Bilingual, the Inscribed Pillar of Xanthos or Xanthus, the Harpagus Stele, the Pillar of Kherei and the Columna Xanthiaca, is a stele bearing an inscription currently believed to be ...
The tomb of the noble Isa Khan Niazi is located in the Humayun's Tomb complex in Delhi, ... Its pavilions, supported by stone pillars, are adorned with blue tiles. [9]