Mausoleum

Burial chamber of a deceased person / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

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A mausoleum is an external free-standing building constructed as a monument enclosing the burial chamber of a deceased person or people. A mausoleum without the person's remains is called a cenotaph. A mausoleum may be considered a type of tomb, or the tomb may be considered to be within the mausoleum.

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Model of the Mausoleum at Halicarnassus – the grave of King Mausolus, from which the term was derived
The Taj Mahal in Agra, India, a UNESCO World Heritage Site
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Anıtkabir is the mausoleum of Atatürk, the leader of the Turkish War of Independence and the founder and the first President of Republic of Turkey. It attracts around 3.5 million tourists yearly.[1]