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Memorable Mausoleum

  • July 24, 2013
  • By KIDS DISCOVER

The word “mausoleum” means any aboveground tomb. But the first Mausoleum, in the ancient Greek city of Halicarnassus, was a massive, ornate resting place for the king Mausolus. Adorned with sculpture honoring his life, it’s one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World.

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