In the 4th century BC, Halicarnassus was the capital of the small regional kingdom of Caria, within the Achaemenid Empire on the western coast of Asia Minor.
In 377 BC, … ଅଧିକ ଦେଖନ୍ତୁ

Modern historians have pointed out that two years would not be enough time to decorate and build such a complex and extravagant … ଅଧିକ ଦେଖନ୍ତୁ

Much of the information that has been gathered about the Mausoleum and its structure has come from the Roman polymath Pliny the Elder. He wrote some basic facts … ଅଧିକ ଦେଖନ୍ତୁ

In the 19th century, a British consul stole several of the statues from Bodrum Castle; these now reside in the British Museum. In 1852, the British Museum sent the archaeologist ଅଧିକ ଦେଖନ୍ତୁ

It is likely that Mausolus started to plan the tomb before his death, as part of the building works in Halicarnassus, so that when he … ଅଧିକ ଦେଖନ୍ତୁ

The Mausoleum overlooked the city of Halicarnassus for many years. It was untouched when the city fell to Alexander the Great in 334 BC and still undamaged after … ଅଧିକ ଦେଖନ୍ତୁ

Modern buildings whose designs were based upon or influenced by interpretations of the design of the Mausoleum of Mausolus include Fourth and Vine Tower ଅଧିକ ଦେଖନ୍ତୁ