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Halicarnassus (present Bodrum, Turkey); the origin of the word "mausoleum" – the tomb is now destroyed Mausoleum of Maussollos: Abu Lu'lu'a Firuz (d. 644) assassin of the second Islamic caliph Umar: Kashan, Iran: Shrine of Abu Lu'lu'a: Yaqub Leith Saffari (840–879) ruler of the Saffarid dynasty: Shahabad (ancient Gondishapur) near Dezful ...
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.
Zhao Mausoleum Chinese officer of the Guard of Honour. Tomb of Princess Changle (长乐公主墓), Zhao Mausoleum, Shaanxi province. Tang Zhenguan year 17, i.e. 644 CE Zhao Mausoleum (昭陵; pinyin: Zhāolíng; "Zhao" means the light rays of the sun) is the largest mausoleum of the Tang dynasty and the tomb of Emperor Taizong of Tang (599–649).
A tomb discovered in Taiyuan from the 8 th century features murals in the “figures under the tree” style.. The multiple scenes depicted throughout the tomb show daily life during the Tang ...
Mausoleum of Isa Khan Niazi a renowned general of Sher Shah Suri near the Mughal Emperor Humayun's Tomb complex in Delhi 1547–1548 CE. An inscription on a red sandstone slab says Masnad Ali Isa Khan, son of Niaz Aghwan, the Chief chamberlain.
The Eastern Qing tombs (Chinese: 清 東 陵; pinyin: Qīng Dōng líng; Manchu: ᡩᡝᡵᡤᡳ ᡝᡵᡤᡳ ᠮᡠᠩᡤᠠᠨ, Möllendorff: dergi ergi munggan) are an imperial mausoleum complex of the Qing dynasty located in Zunhua, 125 kilometres (78 mi) northeast of Beijing.
'North Mausoleum') is the tomb of the first Qing emperor, Hong Taiji, and his Empress Xiaoduanwen. The tomb is located within Beiling Park, in Huanggu District of the northern urban Shenyang, Liaoning province, and is a popular area attraction. The tomb complex took eight years (between 1643 and 1651) to build and has a row of animal statues ...
The Qian Mausoleum (Chinese: 乾 陵; pinyin: Qiánlíng) is a Tang dynasty (618–907) tomb site located in Qian County, Shaanxi Province, China, and is 85 km (53 mi) northwest of Xi'an. [1] Built in 684 (with additional construction until 706), the tombs of the mausoleum complex house the remains of various members of the House of Li , the ...