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The Mausoleum at Halicarnassus or Tomb of Mausolus [a] (Ancient Greek: Μαυσωλεῖον τῆς Ἁλικαρνασσοῦ; Turkish: Halikarnas Mozolesi) was a tomb built between 353 and 351 BC in Halicarnassus (present Bodrum, Turkey) for Mausolus, an Anatolian from Caria and a satrap in the Achaemenid Persian Empire, and his sister-wife Artemisia II of Caria.
Ancient cities of Caria. Halicarnassus (/ ˌ h æ l ɪ k ɑːr ˈ n æ s ə s / HAL-ih-kar-NASS-əs; Latin: Halicarnassus or Halicarnāsus; Ancient Greek: Ἁλικαρνασσός Ancient Greek pronunciation: [ha.li.kar.naːs.sós] Halikarnāssós; Turkish: Halikarnas; Carian: 𐊠𐊣𐊫𐊰 𐊴𐊠𐊥𐊵𐊫𐊰 alos k̂arnos) was an ancient Greek city in Caria, in Anatolia. [1]
Articles relating to the Mausoleum at Halicarnassus and its depictions, a tomb built between 353 and 350 BC in Halicarnassus (present Bodrum, Turkey) for Mausolus, an Anatolian from Caria and a satrap in the Achaemenid Empire, and his sister-wife Artemisia II of Caria. The structure was designed by the Greek architects Satyros and Pythius of ...
The Thalmayer mausoleum one, of the many destroyed mausoleums (Hungary, Budapest, Fiume Road Graveyard) A mausoleum is an external free-standing building constructed as a monument enclosing the burial chamber of a deceased person or people. A mausoleum without the person's remains is called a cenotaph.
The modern name Bodrum derives from the town's medieval name Petronium, which has its roots in the Hospitaller Castle of St. Peter. [citation needed]In classical antiquity, Bodrum was known as Halicarnassus (Ancient Greek: Ἁλικαρνασσός, [5] Turkish: Halikarnas), a major city in ancient Caria.
Mausoleum of Abdel Halim Hafez in Al-Rifa'i Mosque, Cairo. Mausoleum of Aga Khan III in Aswan. Mausoleum of Auguste Mariette in the Egyptian Museum, Cairo. Mausoleum of Boutros Boutros-Ghali in Petrine Church, Cairo. Mausoleum of Constantine P. Cavafy in the Greek Orthodox Cemetery of Alexandria.
The hotel became the third Aman hotel to open in Bali, after Amandari in Ubud and Amanusa in the Nusa Dua Peninsula. [7] The hotel was built as the result of a cooperation between Zecha and Indonesian businessman Franky Tjahyadikarta, owner of the lands occupied by Amankila and the Zecha's nearby project, The Serai Manggis (later Alila Manggis ).
Puʻuhonua o Hōnaunau National Historical Park is a United States National Historical Park located on the west coast of the island of Hawaiʻi in the U.S. state of Hawaii. The historical park preserves the site where, up until the early 19th century, Hawaiians who broke a kapu (one of the ancient laws) could avoid certain death by fleeing to ...