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    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. A mausoleum may be considered a type of tomb, or the tomb may be considered to be within the … See more

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    The word mausoleum (from the Ancient Greek: μαυσωλεῖον) derives from the Mausoleum at Halicarnassus (near modern-day Bodrum in Turkey), the grave of King Mausolus, the Persian satrap of Caria, whose large tomb … See more

    See also

    • List of types of funerary monument
    • Morgue or mortuary
    • National Cemetery
    • Ohel (grave)
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    External links

    • Mausolea and Monuments Trust, gazetteer of mausolea in England
    • Marvelous Mausoleums Around The World – slideshow at The Huffington Post See more

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    • Mausoleum of Mohammed V, monumental grave of the Moroccan king Mohammed V and … See more

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    1. ^ The plurals mausoleums and mausolea are both used in English, although mausoleums is more common. See more

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    Mausoleum - New World Encyclopedia

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    Is a mausoleum a tomb?
    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. A mausoleum may be considered a type of tomb, or the tomb may be considered to be within the mausoleum.

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    What are notable tombs & mausoleums?
    This is a list of tombs and mausoleums that are either notable in themselves, or contain the remains of a notable person/people. Tombs are organized by the person buried in them, sorted according to origin of the person. Tomb of Seuthes III built in the second half of the 5th century BC, previously to the burial. Kubrat (c. 632 – c. 650/665? )

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    Where did the word mausoleum come from?
    The word mausoleum (from the Ancient Greek: μαυσωλεῖον) derives from the Mausoleum at Halicarnassus (near modern-day Bodrum in Turkey), the grave of King Mausolus, the Persian satrap of Caria, whose large tomb was one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World.

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    What is a mausoleum used for?
    A mausoleum is a building used to store the remains of people who have died. Instead of being buried in soil, like in a cemetery, they are placed in chambers behind walls, or in a vault under the floor. The word came from the name of an ancient king. Soviet leader Lenin is a mausoleum.

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