THE MAUSOLEUMS

Mausoleums are somtuous funerary

constructions.A mausoleum is a big and
independent construction.A mausoleum
surrounds the room where are buried people who
died.The word 'mausoleum' comes from the
name of the local governor of Caria 'Mausolus'.
 The mausoleum of Halicarnassus
The mausoleum of Halicarnassus
was the opera of the architects
Pytheos and Satyros, and the
sculptors Scopas[Skopas]and
Thimotheos.This mausoleum was
cosidered one of the seven
woders of the ancient world.The
region where this mausoleum was
built was important and
strategically.
 TAJ MAHAL
Taj Mahal is a monument which is
build in the city Agra,in India.The
Taj Mahal was built by the
emperor Shah Jahan like a
mausoleum for his wife:Mumtaz
Mahal.Taj Mahal is considered one
of the seven wonders of the
modern world and also entered in
the UNESCO World Hearitage Site
in 1983.