Location: Some fragments of the Mausoleum can be found in the Bodrum Castle. It's location was modern day Bodrum, Turkey (Halicarnassus).
What: The Mausoleum was a tomb built for the king Mausolus. It was made of the metamorphic rock white marble.
Origin: The Mausoleum was built to house the dead body of the emporer Mausolus. While it was being built Mausolus died, but his wife Artemisia made sure the builders completed his tomb and when she died she was buried with him.
What: The Mausoleum was a tomb built for the king Mausolus. It was made of the metamorphic rock white marble.
Origin: The Mausoleum was built to house the dead body of the emporer Mausolus. While it was being built Mausolus died, but his wife Artemisia made sure the builders completed his tomb and when she died she was buried with him.