Wonders3 - Mausoleum at Halicarnassus

Title

Mausoleum at Halicarnassus

Latitude

37.03538

Longitude

27.43081

Place

Bodrum, Turkey

Geocoding Status

The geocoder found no matches.

World_Time

Ancient

Image_Url

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Link_Url

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mausoleum_of_Maussollos

Brief

The 4th century BC Mausoleum at Halicarnassus was not only imposing, it was ornately decorated with columns and statues. Its step-pyramid roof was crowned with a large dramatic sculpture of four horses pulling a chariot carrying the King Mausolus and his

Year_Constructed

350 B.C.

Description

King Mausolus was just an average provincial ruler of the vast Persian Empire 2300 years ago. His life would not have made him famous in history. His dead body did.

Description_2

The Mausoleum at Halicarnassus stood reasonably intact for 17 centuries. Then, around 1400 AD, a series of earthquakes gradually collapsed the tomb.

Tooltips

<img width='55px' height='38px' src='http://wondersoftheworld.idvsolutions.com/Shared%20Documents/thumbnails/Mausoleum.png'> Mausoleum at Halicarnassus Type: Ancient Location: Bodrum, Turkey Built: 350 B.C.

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 King Mausolus was just an average provincial ruler of the vast Persian Empire 2300 years ago. His life would not have made him famous in history. His dead body did.</td>
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 The Mausoleum at Halicarnassus stood reasonably intact for 17 centuries. Then, around 1400 AD, a series of earthquakes gradually collapsed the tomb.</td>
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 Wikipedia</a>
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