Mausoleum of Maussollos
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The Tomb of Maussollos, Mausoleum of Maussollos, or Mausoleum of Halicarnassus (Ancient Greek: Μαυσωλεῖον Ἁλικαρνασσεύς, Μαυσωλεῖον τοῦ Ἁλικαρνασσοῦ (Ἀλικαρνασσοῦ)), was a tomb built between 353 and 350 BC. It was built at Halicarnassus (present Bodrum, Turkey) for Mausolus Artemisia II of Caria, his wife and sister. He was a satrap in the Persian Empire. It was designed by the Greek architects Satyrus and Pythius.[1][2] It stood about 45 meters (135 feet) tall. Each of the four sides was decorated with sculptural reliefs created by one of four Greek sculptors — Bryaxis, Leochares, Scopas and Timotheus.[3] It was such an accomplishment that Antipater of Sidon said it was one of the Seven Wonders of the World. The word mausoleum has come to be used generically for any grand tomb, though "Mausol – eion" originally meant "[building] dedicated to Mausolus".
[change] Notes
- ↑ Kostof, Spiro (1985). A History of Architecture. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 9. ISBN 0-19-503473-2.
- ↑ Gloag, John [1958] (1969). Guide to Western Architecture, Revised Edition, The Hamlyn Publishing Group, 362.
- ↑ Smith, William (1870). Dictionary of Greek and Roman Antiquities, page 744. Retrieved on 21 September 2006.
[change] Further reading
- Kristian Jeppesen, et al. The Maussolleion at Halikarnassos, 6 vols.
[change] Other websites
- penelope.uchicago - The Tomb of Mausolus (W.R. Lethaby's reconstruction of the Mausoleum, 1908)