Mausoleum

A monumental building or chamber designed to hold the remains of one or more deceased people. Mausoleums range from solitary tombs to large dynastic complexes.

Tomb: A structure or chamber built to contain the remains of the dead. A mausoleum is a monumental form of tomb.
Mausoleum at Halicarnassus: A monumental tomb built for Mausolus, a ruler of Caria, in the fourth century BCE. Its fame gave the word mausoleum its enduring name.
Mausolus: A fourth-century BCE ruler of Caria whose monumental tomb at Halicarnassus became one of the Seven Wonders. His tomb became the model behind the word mausoleum.
Ancestor veneration: Religious or social practices that honor deceased ancestors and maintain relationships with them. Family mausoleums can anchor repeated rites of remembrance.
Sarcophagus: A stone coffin, often elaborately decorated, used to hold a body or its remains. A sarcophagus may occupy the burial chamber inside a mausoleum.
Taj Mahal: A white-marble mausoleum in Agra, India, built by the Mughal emperor Shah Jahan for Mumtaz Mahal. It exemplifies a mausoleum as both imperial tomb and architectural masterpiece.
Seven Wonders of the Ancient World: A canonical list of remarkable constructions known to ancient Greek writers. The tomb of Mausolus gained lasting renown through its place on this list.
Imperial cult: Religious practices that honor rulers as divine or worthy of worship. Some imperial tombs became centers of ruler veneration.
Crypt: An underground chamber, often beneath a church, used for burial or religious purposes. Some mausoleums contain crypts that house coffins or burial niches.
Mausoleum of Augustus: A large circular tomb in Rome built by Emperor Augustus for himself and his family. Its scale made dynastic burial a defining feature of Roman imperial architecture.

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