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The 7 Wonders of the Ancient World: The Mausoleum at Halicarnassus. The Mausoleum of Halicarnassus. L ocation. In the city of Bodrum (Halicarnassus) in the Aegean Sea, in South Western Turkey. The 7 Wonders of the Ancient World: The Mausoleum at Halicarnassus.
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The 7 Wonders of the Ancient World: The Mausoleum at Halicarnassus
The Mausoleum of Halicarnassus Location In the city of Bodrum (Halicarnassus) in the Aegean Sea, in South Western Turkey. The 7 Wonders of the Ancient World: The Mausoleum at Halicarnassus
The Mausoleum was completed in 350 BC, three years after the death of Mausolus, and a year after that of Artemis. Six centuries after these events, Philo of Byzantium includes the Mausoleum as one of the seven wonders of the world in such a grand account of the work of architects Satyrs and Pitea. The 7 Wonders of the Ancient World: The Mausoleum at Halicarnassus
Description* The structure was rectangular in plan, with base dimensions of 40 by 30 meters.* The sides were decorated with statues. The 7 Wonders of the Ancient World: The Mausoleum at Halicarnassus
* The burial chamber and sarcophagus of white alabaster decorated with gold were located on the podium and surrounded by Ionic columns* pyramid-shaped roof with statues* A statue of a chariot drawn by four horses adorned the top the grave. The 7 Wonders of the Ancient World: The Mausoleum at Halicarnassus
* The total height of the Mausoleum was 45 m * 20 m stepped to the podium, 12 m to the colonnade, 7 m for the pyramid and 6 m for the statue of the car at the top. The 7 Wonders of the Ancient World: The Mausoleum at Halicarnassus
Only 16 years after its construction, Alejandro Magno, ordered to destroy the "temple of Artemis." Conquered the city and destroy the mausoleum The 7 Wonders of the Ancient World: The Mausoleum at Halicarnassus
In the year 1522 almost all blocks of the Mausoleum had been used for theconstructionof San Pedro Castle in Bodrum The 7 Wonders of the Ancient World: The Mausoleum at Halicarnassus