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Halicarnassus (modern Bodrum, Turkey) was an ancient Ionian Greek city in the region of Caria, located on the coast of Anatolia. It is best known as the birthplace of Herodotus (l. c. 484-425/413 BCE), the 'Father of History', and as the...

The Mausoleum at Halicarnassus (Bodrum, Turkey), was a massive tomb built for Mausolus, the ruler of Caria, c. 350 BCE. The marble structure was so immense and decorated with such an array of striking sculptures that it made it onto the list...

The ruins of the Mausoleum of Halicarnassus in Caria (now Bodrum in Turkey), constructed for King Maussollos during the mid-4th century BCE. Its construction was so beautiful and unique that it became one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient...

This marble statue of a lion came from the Mausoleum at Halicarnassus, Bodrum, in modern-day Turkey. Late Classical Period, circa mid-4th century BCE. (Museum of Archaeology, Istanbul, Turkey).

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

An artist's depiction of the Mausoleum at Halicarnassus as it may have appeared when it was completed c. 350 BCE. From the game Old World.

One of the few free-standing sculptures from the Mausoleum at Halicarnassus, 4th century BCE. (British Museum, London)

This is a forepart of a horse from the chariot-group surmounting the Mausoleum at Halicarnassus, also known as the Tomb of Mausolus . From the north side of the peribolus wall of the Mausoleum. Classical Greek Period, circa 350 BCE. The British...

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).

The Mausoleum at Halicarnassus was built c. 351 BCE for the Persian satrap Mausolus. The massive structure is one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World. This gif is a reconstruction of what the mausoleum would look like today.