Mausoleum at Halicarnassus
one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World
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Summary
Mausoleum at Halicarnassus is a Wonder of the Ancient World[1]. It draws 29,425 Wikipedia views per month (wonder of the ancient world category, ranking #1 of 1).[2]
Key Facts
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: Bodrum[3], Muğla Province[4]
- Country: Turkey[5]
- Instance of: mausoleum[6], Ancient Greek archaeological site[7], ruins[8], museum[9], destroyed building or structure[10]
- Architect: Satyros of Paros[11], Pythius of Priene[12]
- Commissioned by: Mausolus[13], Artemisia II of Caria[14]
- Owned by: Artaxerxes III[15]
- Named after: Mausolus[16]
- Architectural style: classical architecture[17]
- Part of: Seven Wonders of the Ancient World[18]
- Commons category: Mausoleum at Halicarnassus[19]
- Country of origin: Ancient Greece[20]
- Inception: 351 BC[21]
- Dissolved, abolished or demolished date: 1494[22]
- Located in/on physical feature: Aegean Region[23]
- Topic's main category: Category:Mausoleum at Halicarnassus[24]
- Described by source: Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947)[25]
- Affiliation: Museum Directorate of Bodrum Underwater Archaeology[26]
- Native label: Μαυσωλεῖον της Ἁλικαρνασσοῦ[27]
- On focus list of Wikimedia project: Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4[28]
- State of conservation: preserved[29]
- Maintained by WikiProject: WikiProject Architecture[30], WikiProject Turkey[31]
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Brands and Namesakes
Things named for Mausoleum at Halicarnassus include mausoleum[32].
Why It Matters
Mausoleum at Halicarnassus has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[33] It is known by 76 alternative names across languages and contexts.[34]
Entities named for it include mausoleum[32].