The Mausoleum at Halicarnassus
Built
between 370 and 351 B.C., this monumental tomb was dedicated to King
Mausolus of Caria by his grieving wife, Queen Artemisia, as a memorial
to their great love. According to Plinius the Mausoleum once stood 45
metres (135 feet) high and was surrounded by 36 columns, standing atop a
marble pedestal at the intersection of the two main streets of
Halicarnassus. The Mausoleum stood relatively intact until 1522 A.D.,
when it was ordered destroyed as an example of Pagan art.
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