🏛️ The Mausoleum at Halicarnassus
Tomb of Mausolus, one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World
📋 Fast Facts
- Built 353–350 BC in Halicarnassus (modern Bodrum, Türkiye)
- Commissioned by Artemisia II for her husband Mausolus, Persian satrap of Caria
- Originally stood approximately 45 metres tall
- Blended Greek, Lycian, and Egyptian architectural elements
The Mausoleum at Halicarnassus was one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World and served as the monumental tomb of Mausolus, a satrap (governor) in the Persian Empire, and his wife Artemisia II of Caria. The structure stood in the ancient city of Halicarnassus, located in what is now Bodrum on the southwestern coast of Türkiye. Its architectural significance and sculptural programme made it one of antiquity's most celebrated monuments, and the term "mausoleum" itself derives from the Greek ...