Mausolea

A mausoleum is an external free-standing building constructed as a monument enclosing the burial chamber of a deceased person or persons.

World Heritage Sites connected to 'Mausolea':

  • Bahá’i Holy Places Mausoleum of the Báb in Haifa
  • Gamzigrad-Romuliana Two mausolea: one for Galerius and one for his mother Romula
  • Graz Mausoleum of Emperor Ferdinand II
  • Humayun's Tomb
  • Istanbul Sultan Ahmet Mausoleum at the Blue Mosque (in the complex, but outside the mosque)
  • Koguryo Kingdom Tomb of the General (Ji'an)
  • Kremlin and Red Square Lenin mausoleum
  • Mausoleum of Khoja Ahmed Yasawi
  • Mausoleum of the First Qin Emporer
  • Meknes Mausoleum of Cheikh el Kamel
  • Nemrut Dag Mausoleum of Antiochus I
  • Nikko Toshogu Shrine - Mausoleum of Tokugawa Iayasu, First Shogun of Edo period
  • Pyramids (Memphis)
  • Rome Hadrian's Mausoleum (now Sant'Angelo Castle) and Augustus's Mausoleum
  • Taj Mahal