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Mausolem of Halicarnassus https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mausoleum_at_Halicarnassus http://www.unmuseum.org/maus.htm


 * 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 and his wife / sister, Artemisa ll of Caria **
 * **Greek Architects, Satyros and Pythius of Priene built this beatiful 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 **