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mausoleum

Large, free-standing, sumptuous tomb. The term derives from the magnificent sepulchral monument built for King Mausolus of Caria (died 353 BC) by his wife Artemisia at Halicarnassus in Asia Minor (modern-day Bodrum in Anatolia, Turkey); it was considered one of the Seven Wonders of the World. Today, little remains at the site of the original monument, although some fragmentary sculptures from it are kept in the British Museum, London.

Later examples of mausolea include the Mausoleum of Galla Placidia (5th century AD) at Ravenna, Italy, the Taj Mahal, and the sepulchral chapel built by Queen Victoria for Prince Albert at Frogmore, England.
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Following the recent discovery that Vanbrugh visited India and drew Mogul mausolea, Hart compares the pinnacled skyline of Blenheim to the Taj Mahal.
Sir John Vanbrugh: Storyteller in Stone by Watkin, David / The Architectural Review
In India these endless mosques and rhetorical mausolea, these great palaces speak only of a personal plunder and a country with an infinite capacity for being plundered.
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The volume follows the standard format for the series: a long introduction that discusses topography, the history of buildings in the area, the range of mausolea and monuments, palaces, burghs, rural buildings and industrial buildings.
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