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Mausolem of Halicarnassus [] []

Other Names: Tomb of Mausolus


 * The Mausolem was built between 353 and 350 B.C at Halicarnassus (Bodrum, Turkey).
 * It was built for Mausolus, a governor of a province in the Persian Empire, by his wife Amytis ll of Caria.
 * Greek Architects, Satyros and Pythius of Priene built this beautiful tomb.
 * It was built to be used as a tomb for the Persian governor.
 * The beautiful construction made it a wonder.
 * The story: When Mausolus died, his wife built the tomb in memory of him.
 * 140 feet tall
 * The tomb was so magnificent it became its own word,: mausolem: a beautiful, magnificent tomb





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