Definition of Mausoleum. Meaning of Mausoleum. Synonyms of Mausoleum

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Definition of Mausoleum

Mausoleum
Mausoleum Mau`so*le"um, n.; pl. E. Mausoleums, L. -lea. [L. mausoleum, Gr. ?, fr. ? Mausolus, king of Caria, to whom Artemisia, his widow, erected a stately monument.] A magnificent tomb, or stately sepulchral monument.

Meaning of Mausoleum from wikipedia

- 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...
- Lenin's Mausoleum (from 1953 to 1961 Lenin's and Stalin's Mausoleum) (Russian: Мавзолей Ленина, romanized: Mavzoley Lenina, IPA: [məvzɐˈlʲej ˈlʲenʲɪnə])...
- The Mausoleum at Halicarn****us or Tomb of Mausolus (Ancient Gr****: Μαυσωλεῖον τῆς Ἁλικαρνασσοῦ; Turkish: Halikarnas Mozolesi) was a tomb built between...
- mausoleum is a burial place, primarily for the royal family of a particular country. Burial sites of European monarchs and consorts Royal Mausoleum of...
- Sükhbaatar's Mausoleum (Mongolian: Сүхбаатарын бунхан) was a mausoleum for Damdin Sükhbaatar, leader of the Mongolian Revolution of 1921, and Khorloogiin...
- The Bourguiba mausoleum (Arabic: ضريح بورقيبة, romanized: Ḍarīḥ Būrqībah) is a monumental grave in Monastir, Tunisia, containing the remains of former...
- The Mausoleum of Augustus (Latin: Mausoleum Augusti; Italian: Mausoleo di Augusto) is a large tomb built by the Roman Emperor Augustus in 28 BC on the...
- The President Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum (Vietnamese: Lăng Chủ tịch Hồ Chí Minh) is a mausoleum which serves as the resting place of Vietnamese revolutionary...
- The Hamilton Mausoleum is a mausoleum located in Hamilton, South Lanarkshire, Scotland. It was the resting place of the family of the Dukes of Hamilton...
- The Mausoleum of Saladin holds the resting place and grave of the medieval Muslim Ayyubid Sultan Saladin. It is adjacent to the Umayyad Mosque in Damascus...