Showing posts with label The Mausoleum of Maussollos. Show all posts
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Monday, October 24, 2011

The Mausoleum of Maussollos


The famous tomb of the king Maussollos of Halicarnassus known as the Mausoleum of Maussollo , which served as tomb for the satrap (a local governor) of the Persian empire and his wife (who was also his sister) was considered by the ancient Greeks one of the Seven Wonders of the World.