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, the … مزید دیکھیں

Modern historians have pointed out that two years would not be enough time to decorate and build such a complex and extravagant building. … مزید دیکھیں

Much of the information that has been gathered about the Mausoleum and its structure has come from the Roman polymath مزید دیکھیں

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 Charles Thomas Newton to search for more remains of the Mausoleum. He had … مزید دیکھیں

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 died, … مزید دیکھیں

The Mausoleum overlooked the city of Halicarnassus for many years. It was untouched when the city fell to Alexander the Great in … مزید دیکھیں

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