mausoleums
- Les Antiques Saint-Rémy-de-Provence, France c. 30 BCE - 20 CE
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Saadian Tombs
Marrakesh, Morocco
This site next to the old kasbah in Marrakesh was used for burials throughout the Saadian period (beginning 1557), then sealed up for centuries. It contains two mausoleums and nearly 200 tiled tombs of royals.
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Tomb of Abraham Lincoln
Springfield, Illinois
1874
The Lincoln Tomb in the Oak Ridge Cemetery, Springfield, is the final resting place of Abraham Lincoln, his wife Mary, and their sons, Edward, William, and Thomas.
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Mastaba of Mereruka
Saqqara, Egypt
Built for a pharaoh's vizier around 2200 BCE, the Mastaba (flat-topped tomb) of Mereruka has 32 rooms and featured detailed decoration inside.
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Ismail Samani Mausoleum
Bukhara, Uzbekistan
This small, elegant 10th-century mausoleum is one of Bukhara's oldest monuments. Built for the founder of the Samanid dynasty, its delicate terracotta brickwork disguises 2m-thick walls that have neve
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al Mursi Mosque
Alexandria, Egypt
1775
Built over the tomb of a 13th-century Spanish Sufi saint, this 18th-century mosque topped with lacy domes is considered the most beautiful in Alexandria.
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Valley of the Kings
Luxor, Egypt
This famed valley on the West Bank of the Nile was the burial place for pharaohs and nobles from 1539 BC to 1075 BC. It contains some 60 tombs, including the famous King Tut's Tomb.
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Castel Sant'Angelo
Rome, Italy
128 CE
Originally built as Emperor Hadrian's mausoleum in c. 128-39 CE, this impressive round structure was later used as a papal castle and prison. Today it is a museum.
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Santa Costanza
Rome, Italy
c. 360
This little round church was built around 360 to house the tombs of Constantine's daughter and sister. Its ceilings are covered in some of the earliest Christian mosaics in the world.
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Mausoleum of Galla Placidia
Ravenna, Italy
c. 430
This mausoleum was built for one of the most powerful women in western history, although she was probably never buried here. It is filled with splendid Byzantine mosaics and marble tombs from the early 5th century.
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Taj Mahal
Āgra, Uttar Pradesh, India
1532
The finest example of Mughal architecture and one of the most beautiful buildings in the world, the Taj Mahal was constructed by Mughal emperor Shah Jahan in memory of his beloved wife, who died in childbirth in 1531.
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Panthéon
Paris, France
1758-90
This Neoclassical church was originally part of an abbey dedicated to St. Genevieve, but since the 18th century it has served primarily as a burial place for French heroes.