The tomb was constructed with gleaming marble and the numerous levels of the tomb were adorned by intricate statues of animals and people.
Marble tomb of king mausolus.
Mausolus was the eldest son of hecatomnus a native carian who became the satrap of caria when tissaphernes died around 395 bc.
He loved monumental structures as evidenced by the 40 12 meter tall marble columns of his tomb.
King mausolus reigned from 377 353 b c.
The structure was designed by the greek architects satyros and pythius of priene.
Like the pharaohs in egypt mausolus also sought immortality.
It was one of the seven wonders of the ancient world and it equally became a synonym for elaborate burial structures.
Also known as the mausoleum of halicarnassus the tomb of mausolus was built for mausolos ruler of halicarnassus.
Its elevated tomb structure is derived from the tombs of neighbouring lycia a territory mausolus had invaded and annexed circa 360 bc such as the nereid monument.
The mausoleum had a perimeter of 411 feet 125 meters.
The marble structure was so immense and decorated with such an array of striking sculptures that it made it onto the list of the seven wonders of the ancient world and thereafter gave its name to any large funeral monument a mausoleum.
A multilevel structure approximately 45 m in height and primarily made of marble was designed by two greek architects pytheos and satyros.
Mausolus with his queen artemisia ruled over halicarnassus and the surrounding territory for 24 years.
It was built in his capital city halicarnassus between about 353 and 351 bce by his sister and widow artemisia ii.
The tomb of mausolus mausoleum of mausolus or mausoleum at halicarnassus in greek μαυσωλεῖον της ἁλικαρνασσοῦ was a tomb built between 353 and 350 bc at halicarnassus present bodrum turkey for mausolus a satrap in the persian empire and artemisia ii of caria his wife and sister.
The mausoleum was a.
Later the tomb of mausolus became the origin of the word mausoleum and one of the seven wonders of the ancient world.
The building was designed by the greek architects pythius sources spell the name variously which has cast doubt on his identity and satyros.
For his own residence mausolus built a palace with walls of dried brick finished in all parts with marble from the sea of marmara.
The structure was designed by the greek architects satyrus and pythius.
The mausoleum at halicarnassus bodrum turkey was a massive tomb built for mausolus the ruler of caria c.
The mausoleum at halicarnassus or tomb of mausolus was a tomb built between 353 and 350 bc in halicarnassus for mausolus a native anatolian from caria and a satrap in the achaemenid empire and his sister wife artemisia ii of caria.
On the west coast of today s turkey.
The marble base contained a room in which both mausolus of whom the tomb was built for and his wife artemisia were to be entombed.
Here where now there is only rubble king mausolus ordered a unique monument to be built in his honor.
Statue of a hecatomnid ruler from the mausoleum at halicarnassus traditionally identified as mausolus british museum.
