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Mausolus, king of Caria (an ancient region of southwestern Asia Minor, in what is now southwestern Turkey) built his mausoleum of white marble . Its size and decoration made it so famous that all large tombs came to be known as mausoleums. The tomb was over 130 ft. high, and contained a basement beneath a collonade of thirty-six columns. The collonade probably supported a pyramid topped with a statue of this king in a chariot. Four famous sculptors carved the decorations. Only a few pieces of the structure remain.

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The Mausoleum of Mausolus at Halicarnassus was built as a tomb for Mausolus, the governor of Caria, and his wife Artemisia. It was constructed to honor Mausolus after his death around 353 BC and was considered one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World for its grandeur and architectural significance.

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