VISIT THE

MAUSOLEUM OF
THE FIRST QIN
EMPEROR

DESIGNED
BY DANIEL
LIU AND
LUCAS LIM
HISTORY
The mausoleum is located in the
lingtong district in xi’an,in the
shaanxi province of china.Work on
the mausoleum began as soon as
emperor qin ascended to the throne in
246 BC
The mausoleum was constructed over 38 years.
From 246 BC to 208 BC is a 76 metre tall tomb
like a truncated pyramid.The layout of the
mausoleum is modeled on the Qin capital
Xianyang, divided into inner and outer cities.
The circumference of the inner city is 2.5 km
(1.55 miles) and the outer is 6.3 km (3.9 miles).
The tomb is located in the southwest of the inner
city and faces east.
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 WHAT’S
INSIDE THE
TOMB?
The inside of Qin Shi Huang Di’s tomb
consists of a massive terracotta army. The
terracotta army is made out of thousands of
terracotta soldiers, clay horses, as well as
wooden chariots. The star of the mausoleum is
the gift shop - conveniently selling overpriced
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What are terracotta warriors? Terracotta warriors are
Terracotta statues depicting the armies of Qin shi huang
di.They were created to guard the emperor in the afterlife and
was a form of funerary art buried with the emperor in 210 Bc-
209 BC.

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“ He built the mausoleum to
achieve immortality, so he
built an underground city
guarded with thousands of
soldiers

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The mausoleum

The mausoleum looks like a flat square

based pyramid.It is 76 metres tall which is
about 140 feet tall the base dimensions were
about 120 feet by 100 feet.

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Ticket cost

Adult: 100,000 Yen

Children: 50,000 Yen
Family Pass (2 Adults and 2 children): 200,000
Yen