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The Seven Wonders

The Seven Wonders of the Ancient World were seven impressive structures famously listed by ancient writers including Philo of Byzantium, Antipater of Sidon, Diodorus Siculus, Herodotus, Strabo, and Callimachus of Cyrene, among others. The...
Marble Lion, Mausoleum at Halicarnassus
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Marble Lion, Mausoleum at Halicarnassus

This is the most complete of the surviving lions from the Mausoleum at Halicarnassus, also known as the Tomb of Mausolus. The lions probably stood at the base of the stepped-pyramid roof, acting as both protective and royal symbols. There...
Amazonomachy Relief from the Mausoleum at Halicarnassus
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Amazonomachy Relief from the Mausoleum at Halicarnassus

Slab from the Amazonomachy frieze depicting five figures, three Greeks and two Amazons, and a horse. From the Mausoleum at Halicarnassus, around 350 BCE (British Museum).
Diocletian's Mausoleum
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Diocletian's Mausoleum

The octagonal mausoleum of Diocletian (now Cathedral of St. Domnius) inside Diocletian's Palace, Split (Croatia). Diocletian's Palace was built between 293-303 CE in preparation for his retirement on 1 May 305 CE.
Model of the Mausoleum at Halicarnassus
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Model of the Mausoleum at Halicarnassus

A modern scale model of what the 4th century BCE Mausoleum at Halicarnassus may have looked like, one of the Seven Wonders of the world. (Miniatuk, Istanbul)
Mausoleum of Galla Placidia, Ravenna
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Mausoleum of Galla Placidia, Ravenna

General view of the interior of the mausoleum of Galla Placidia in Ravenna with her sarcophagus in the middle. Galla Placidia (388-450 CE) was the daughter of the Roman Emperor Theodosius I.
Model of the Mausoleum of Halicarnassus
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Model of the Mausoleum of Halicarnassus

Model of the Mausoleum of Halicarnassus.
The Centaur Frieze of the Mausoleum at Halicarnassus
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The Centaur Frieze of the Mausoleum at Halicarnassus

This is a marble slab of the so-called Centaur frieze of the Mausoleum at Halicarnassus, also known as the Tomb of Mausolus. The whole frieze depicts a violent conflict between Greeks and Centaurs. Here on this slab, we can recognize 3 figures...
Mausoleum of Halicarnassus Ruins
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Mausoleum of Halicarnassus Ruins

The ruins of the Mausoleum of Halicarnassus, constructed for King Mausolus during the mid-4th century BC at Halicarnassus in Caria.
Potocki Mausoleum Chapel in Pechera
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Potocki Mausoleum Chapel in Pechera

The Mausoleum Chapel of Potocki Family in Pechera, Vinnytsia Oblast, Ukraine. Built in 1904 according to the project of Władysław Horodecki, the decorations were made by Emilio Sala. The chapel was designed on the form of a Latin cross in...
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