Mausoleum
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A large and stately tomb, or a building housing such a tomb or tombs
Greek: "mausoleion," from "Mausolos" = Mausolus, king of Caria (tomb completed 350 B.C., one of the Seven Wonders of the World (ILLUSTRATION) ...
Lenin's Mausoleum in Moscow
Architecture in Russia: Lenin's Mausoleum in Moscow, Russia
1924 - 1930: Designed by Alexei Shchusev, Lenin's Mausoleum is made of simple cubes in the form of a step pyramid.
Mausoleum
Blickling Park, Norfolk
Monumental building or chamber usually intended for the burial of members of one family.MegalithicThe use of large stones, singly or together.
Mausoleum - A magnificent and stately tomb. The term derives from the tomb of Mausolus at Halicarnassus c. 350 BC.
Mausoleum of Teodorico
Mycenaean Megaron ...
mausoleum
Structure for a tomb. Compare with sarcophagus, memorial brass
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Mausoleum.
A monumental building or chamber usually intended for the burial of the dead of members one family.
Misericords.
Mausoleum (pl. mausolea)
an elaborate tomb (named for Mausolos, a fourth-century-B.C. ruler commemorated by a magnificent tomb at Halikarnassos).
Meander pattern ...
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One of the influences on church architecture was the mausoleum. The mausoleum of a noble Roman was a square or circular domed structure which housed a sarcophagus.
Mausoleum of the Samanids, Bukhara, Uzbekistan, early 10th century.
Reconstruction of the monastery of Montecassino.
Facade of San Angelo in Formis, Capua, 1058-1075. The church was begun by Abbot Desiderius of Montecassino.
Mausoleums were a common feature of religious and semi-religious institutions from the early Mamluk period onwards. One of the best examples of this is the mausoleum, madrassa and hospital of Sultan al-Mansur Qalawun built between 1284 and 1285.
Building: Mausoleum of Galla Placidia
Date: ca. 452 CE
Building: Orthodox Baptistry
Date: ca. 425 CE ...
mahalMahal is an Indian word for temple, as in Taj Mahal (Taj means crown) maliMali is the Indian word for gardener mausoleumA Mausoleum is a tomb, usually of fine architectural quality.
The abbey church of St Denis (1140-1144), the royal mausoleum near Paris, became the first grandiose model.
2. crypt, tomb, catacomb, cellar, mausoleum, charnel house, undercroft He ordered that Matilda's body should be buried in the family vault.
3. arch, roof, ceiling, span the vault of a magnificent cathedral
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on that of the mausoleum at Halicarnassus. In France, Italy and Spain, lanterns usually terminate the towers. The spire of the Seo at Saragossa in design somewhat resembles those of Wren, being one of the few examples worth noting. (R. P. S.) ...
Mausoleum: Structure for a tomb. Meander or Greek key: An ornamental motif consisting of continuous bands arranged in rectilinear forms. Memorial brass: an engraved metal plate used as a commemorative monument.
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