A mausoleum is an external free-standing building constructed as a monument enclosing the interment space or burial chamber of a deceased person or people. A mausoleum without the person's remains is called a cenotaph. A mausoleum may be considered a type of tomb, or the tomb may be considered to be within the mausoleum.

Overview

The word ''mausoleum'' (from Greek μαυσωλείον) derives from the Mausoleum at Halicarnassus (near modern-day Bodrum in Turkey), the grave of King Mausolus, the Persian

satrap A satrap () was a governor of the provinces of the ancient Median and Achaemenid Empires and in several of their successors, such as in the Sasanian Empire and the Hellenistic empires. The satrap served as viceroy to the king, though with consid ...

of Caria, whose large tomb was one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World. Historically, mausolea were, and still may be, large and impressive constructions for a deceased leader or other person of importance. However, smaller mausolea soon became popular with the gentry and nobility in many countries. In the Roman Empire, these were often in necropoles or along roadsides: the via Appia Antica retains the ruins of many private mausolea for kilometres outside Rome. When Christianity became dominant, mausolea were out of use. Later, mausolea became particularly popular in Europe and its colonies during the early modern and modern periods. A single mausoleum may be permanently sealed. A mausoleum encloses a burial chamber either wholly above ground or within a burial vault below the superstructure. This contains the body or bodies, probably within sarcophagi or interment niches. Modern mausolea may also act as columbaria (a type of mausoleum for cremated remains) with additional cinerary urn niches. Mausolea may be located in a cemetery, a

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or on private land. In the United States, the term may be used for a burial vault below a larger facility, such as a church. The Cathedral of Our Lady of the Angels in Los Angeles, California, for example, has 6,000 sepulchral and cinerary urn spaces for interments in the lower level of the building. It is known as the "crypt mausoleum". In Europe, these underground vaults are sometimes called

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s or

catacomb Catacombs are man-made subterranean passageways for religious practice. Any chamber used as a burial place is a catacomb, although the word is most commonly associated with the Roman Empire. Etymology and history The first place to be referred ...

Notable mausolea

Africa

* Mausoleum of Mohammed V *

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* El Alia Cemetery, Mausoleum of the Late President, Algeria. *The Dr.

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mausoleum in Juba, South Sudan. *

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s dating from ancient Egypt. * Agostinho Neto's Mausoleum in Luanda, Angola. *Mausolée (Pyramide) du Président

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, Natitingou, Benin. *Mausolée du Guide Suprême du Patriotisme, Gitega,

Burundi Burundi (, ), officially the Republic of Burundi ( rn, Repuburika y’Uburundi ; Swahili language, Swahili: ''Jamuhuri ya Burundi''; French language, French: ''République du Burundi'' ), is a landlocked country in the Great Rift Valley at the ...

. * Omar Bongo's Mausoleum (A replica of the Mausoleum of Mohammed V) in Franceville, Gabon. * Léon M'ba's Memorial Mausoleum in

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, Gabon. *

Kwame Nkrumah Mausoleum The Kwame Nkrumah Mausoleum and memorial park is located in downtown Accra, the capital of Ghana Ghana (; tw, Gaana, ee, Gana), officially the Republic of Ghana, is a country in West Africa. It abuts the Gulf of Guinea and the Atlanti ...

* Atta Mills's Mausoleum at Asomdwee Park in

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, Ghana. *

Burma Camp Burma Camp is the headquarters of the Ghana Armed Forces and the Ghanaian Ministry of Defence. The camp is in Accra Accra (; tw, Nkran; dag, Ankara; gaa, Ga or ''Gaga'') is the capital and largest city of Ghana, located on the southern c ...

Military Cemetery in

, Ghana. *Mausoleum of Late President Levy Mwanawasa, Frederick Chiluba and Michael Sata at

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, Zambia. *

Domoni Domoni (population 15,351) is the second largest city on the Comorian island of Anjouan in the Indian Ocean and is located on the east coast of the island. It was the capital of the island in the past while the present capital of Anjouan is Mutsa ...

Mosque Mausoleum Indoor inside first president of

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, Ahmed Abdallah's Mausoleum. * Marien Ngouabi's mausoleum and Pierre Savorgnan de Brazza's mausoleum in

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. *Mausoleum of the late president

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in Yamoussoukro,

Côte d'Ivoire Ivory Coast, also known as Côte d'Ivoire, officially the Republic of Côte d'Ivoire, is a country on the southern coast of West Africa. Its capital is Yamoussoukro, in the centre of the country, while its largest city and economic centre is ...

. * Laurent Kabila's mausoleum in

Kinshasa Kinshasa (; ; ln, Kinsásá), formerly Léopoldville ( nl, Leopoldstad), is the capital and largest city of the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Once a site of fishing and trading villages situated along the Congo River, Kinshasa is now one o ...

The Democratic Republic of Congo The Democratic Republic of the Congo (french: République démocratique du Congo (RDC), colloquially "La RDC" ), informally Congo-Kinshasa, DR Congo, the DRC, the DROC, or the Congo, and formerly and also colloquially Zaire, is a country in ...

. *Mausolée de Joseph Kasa-Vubu, Singini, Tshela, Kongo Central,

. *The

pyramids of ancient Egypt The Egyptian pyramids are ancient masonry structures located in Egypt. Sources cite at least 118 identified "Egyptian" pyramids. Approximately 80 pyramids were built within the Kingdom of Kush, now located in the modern country of Sudan. Of ...

and Nubian pyramids are also types of mausolea. * Gamal Abdel Nasser Mosque, is the Mausoleum of

Gamal Abdel Nasser Gamal Abdel Nasser Hussein, . (15 January 1918 – 28 September 1970) was an Egyptian politician who served as the second president of Egypt from 1954 until his death in 1970. Nasser led the Egyptian revolution of 1952 and introduced far-re ...

, in Cairo, Egypt. *

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* Royal Mausoleum of Mauretania *

Al Hussein Mosque The Imam Hussein Mosque ( ar, مسجد الإمام ٱلحُسين) or Jame Sayyidna Husayn ( ar, جامِع سيّدنا ٱلحُسين) is a mosque and mausoleum of Husayn ibn Ali, originally built in 1154, and then later reconstructed in 187 ...

, Cairo – Holy Shrine and mausoleum, and purported grave of the Islamic prophet Muhammad's grandson. * Qalawun Mausoleum is the Mausoleum of Qalawun, Located in Cairo, Egypt, it was regarded by scholars as the second most beautiful medieval mausoleum ever to be built. * Jedars - thirteen ancient monumental Berber mausoleums located south of Tiaret. *

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, Monrovia,

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. * National Hall, Mausoleum of the Late President William Tubman in Monrovia, Montserrado,

. *Late President Eyadema's Family Mausoleum in Kara, Togo. * Kamuzu Banda Mausoleum, in

Lilongwe Lilongwe (, , ) is the capital and most populated city of the African country of Malawi. It has a population of 989,318 as of the 2018 Census, up from a population of 674,448 in 2008. In 2020 that figure was 1,122,000. The city is located in th ...

, Malawi. * Dr. Bingu wa Mutharika, President of Malawi built a mausoleum in which his late first wife and Bingu himself are buried. * Meles Zenawi's grave in Holy Trinity Cathedral,

Addis Ababa Addis Ababa (; am, አዲስ አበባ, , new flower ; also known as , lit. "natural spring" in Oromo), is the capital and largest city of Ethiopia. It is also served as major administrative center of the Oromia Region. In the 2007 census, ...

, Ethiopia. * King Sobhuza II Memorial Park,

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. * Julius Nyerere's mausoleum in Mwalimu Nyerere Museum Centre, Butiama, Tanzania. * The Heroes Square, Maputo, Mozambique. * Amilcar Cabral's mausoleum in

Bissau Bissau () is the capital, and largest city of Guinea-Bissau. Bissau had a population of 492,004. Bissau is located on the Geba River estuary, off the Atlantic Ocean, and is Guinea-Bissau's largest city, major port, and its administrative and m ...

, Guinea-Bissau. * Mausoleum of the Late

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Mzee Jomo Kenyatta in Nairobi, Kenya. * Jaramogi Oginga Odinga Mausoleum, Bondo, Kenya. * Camayanne Mausoleum and contains the tombs of

Guinea Guinea ( ),, fuf, 𞤘𞤭𞤲𞤫, italic=no, Gine, wo, Gine, nqo, ߖߌ߬ߣߍ߫, bm, Gine officially the Republic of Guinea (french: République de Guinée), is a coastal country in West Africa. It borders the Atlantic Ocean to the we ...

national hero Samori Ture,

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and Alfa Yaya in Grand Mosque of Conakry. * Nnamdi Azikiwe's burial site,

Onitsha Onitsha ( or just ''Ọ̀nị̀chà'') is a city located on the eastern bank of the Niger River, in Anambra State, Nigeria. A metropolitan city, Onitsha is known for its river port and as an economic hub for commerce, industry, and education. ...

, Nigeria. * Abubakar Tafawa Balewa's tomb,

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, Nigeria. * Mausoleum of Obafemi Awolowo, Ogun State, Nigeria. * Mausoleum of Sani Abacha, Kano, Nigeria. * National Heroes Acre in Harare, Zimbabwe. File:Rabat Mausole MohammedV.jpg, Mausoleum of Mohammed V File:TUNISIE MONASTIR MAUSOLEE BOURGHIBA 03.jpg,

Habib Bourguiba Habib Bourguiba (; ar, الحبيب بورقيبة, al-Ḥabīb Būrqībah; 3 August 19036 April 2000) was a Tunisian lawyer, nationalist leader and statesman who led the country from 1956 to 1957 as the prime minister of the Kingdom of T ...

mausoleum A mausoleum is an external free-standing building constructed as a monument enclosing the interment space or burial chamber of a deceased person or people. A mausoleum without the person's remains is called a cenotaph. A mausoleum may be consid ...

in Monastir, Tunisia File:Gamal Abdel Nasser Mosque2.jpg, Gamal Abdel Nasser Mosque in Cairo, Egypt File:Memorial Antonio Agostinho Neto (19882325368).jpg, Agostinho Neto's Mausoleum in Luanda, Angola File:Kwame Nkrumah Memorial Park.jpg, Kwame Nkrumah Memorial Park and Mausoleum in

, Ghana File:Kenyatta Mausoleum (1295043494).jpg, Mausoleum of the Late

Mzee Jomo Kenyatta in Nairobi, Kenya File:Banda-mausoleum.jpg, Kamuzu Banda Mausoleum in

, Malawi File:Amílcar Cabral mausoleum in Bissau 1.jpg, Amilcar Cabral's mausoleum in

, Guinea-Bissau File:Her Community Walkathon 58.jpg, Nnamdi Azikiwe's burial site,

, Nigeria. File:Mwanawasa’s mausoleum 2.png, Mausoleum of Late President Levy Mwanawasa at Embassy Park Presidential Burial in

, Zambia. File:Chiluba's mausoleum.png, Mausoleum of Late President Frederick Chiluba at Embassy Park Presidential Burial in

, Zambia. File:Sata's mausoleum.png, Mausoleum of Late President Michael Sata at Embassy Park Presidential Burial in

, Zambia.

Asia, Eastern, Southern, and Southeast

China

* List of mausoleums of Chinese monarchs **

Mausoleum of the First Qin Emperor The Mausoleum of the First Qin Emperor () is the mausoleum of Qin Shi Huang, the first emperor of the Qin dynasty. It is located in Lintong District, Xi'an, Shaanxi province of China. It was constructed over 38 years, from 246 to 208 BCE, and is s ...

biggest underground mausoleum **The pyramids of ancient China are also types of mausolea. ** Qianling Mausoleum in China, houses the remains of Emperor Gaozong of Tang and the ruling Empress Wu Zetian, along with 17 others in auxiliary tombs. ** Tomb and

Mausoleum of Genghis Khan The Mausoleum of Genghis Khan is a temple dedicated to Genghis Khan, where he is worshipped as ancestor, dynastic founder, and deity. The temple is better called the Lord's Enclosure (i.e. shrine), the traditional name among the Mongols, as it ...

in Ordos City, Inner Mongolia. ** Imperial Tombs of the Ming and Qing Dynasties *** Ming Xiaoling Mausoleum, Nanjing *** Thirteen Imperial Mausoleums of Ming Dynasty Emperors, Beijing *** Fuling Tomb,

Shenyang Shenyang (, ; ; Mandarin pronunciation: ), formerly known as Fengtian () or by its Manchu language, Manchu name Mukden, is a major China, Chinese sub-provincial city and the List of capitals in China#Province capitals, provincial capital of Lia ...

*** Zhao Mausoleum (Qing Dynasty) ***

Eastern Qing Tombs The Eastern Qing tombs (; ) are an imperial mausoleum complex of the Qing dynasty located in Zunhua, northeast of Beijing. They are the largest, most complete, and best preserved extant mausoleum complex in China. Altogether, five emperors (Shun ...

*** Western Qing Tombs * Sun Yat-sen Mausoleum, Nanjing. *Mausoleum of Yuan Shikai, Beiguan,

Anyang Anyang (; ) is a prefecture-level city in Henan province, China. The northernmost city in Henan, Anyang borders Puyang to the east, Hebi and Xinxiang to the south, and the provinces of Shanxi and Hebei to its west and north respectively. It had a ...

. * Mausoleum of Mao Zedong, Beijing. File:Tomb of the First Emperor Qin Shi Huang Di, Xi'an, China - panoramio.jpg,

in Xian, China File:Sun mausoleum.jpg, Sun Yat-sen Mausoleum, Nanjing, China File:Yuan Shikai Mausoleum - 袁林 (5067194466).jpg, Mausoleum of Yuan Shikai, Beiguan,

, China File:MausoleumMaoZedongpic.jpg, Mausoleum of Mao Zedong in Beijing, China

India

* Akbar's tomb at Agra, India * Taj Mahal at Agra, India * Qutb Shahi Tombs at Hyderabad, India * Gol Gumbaz at

Bijapur Bijapur, officially known as Vijayapura, is the district headquarters of Bijapur district of the Karnataka state of India. It is also the headquarters for Bijapur Taluk. Bijapur city is well known for its historical monuments of architectural ...

, India * Humayun's Tomb at Delhi, India

Indonesia

* Grave of Sukarno at Blitar, East Java, Indonesia * Astana Giribangun at Karanganyar,

Central Java Central Java ( id, Jawa Tengah) is a province of Indonesia, located in the middle of the island of Java. Its administrative capital is Semarang. It is bordered by West Java in the west, the Indian Ocean and the Special Region of Yogyakarta in t ...

, Indonesia *Imogiri complex in Imogiri,

is the cemetery for Mataram Sultanate, Mataram royals and the Hamengkubuwana Royals of Yogyakarta and Pakubuwono of Surakarta *Grave of Bung Hatta at Jakarta, Indonesia *Mausoleum O. G. Khouw at Jakarta, Indonesia *Grave of Kyai Langgeng at Magelang,

, Indonesia File:Makam Soekarno.jpg, Grave of Sukarno File:Astana Giribangun06.jpg, Astana Giribangun

Japan

*:ja:天皇陵, Mausoleums of Emperors of Japan **Mozu Tombs in Sakai, Osaka Prefecture, Japan **Fukakusa no kita no Misasagi (深草北陵) in Kyoto, Japan **Sennyū-ji, Kyoto, Japan ***Tsuki no wa no misasagi (月輪陵) **:ja:伏見桃山陵, Fushimi Momoyama no Misasagi (伏見桃山陵) in Kyoto, Japan **Musashi Imperial Graveyard, is a mausoleum complex at Hachiōji, Tokyo, Japan *Toyokuni Shrine (Kyoto), Toyokuni Shrine at Higashiyama-ku, Kyoto, Japan. Mausoleum of Kampaku Toyotomi Hideyoshi, which was later destroyed by the Tokugawa clan. *Nikkō Tōshō-gū at Nikkō, Tochigi Prefecture, Japan. It is part of the "Shrines and Temples of Nikkō", Mausoleum of Tokugawa Ieyasu, Tokugawa shogunate, Tokugawa shōguns. *Rinnō-ji at Nikkō, Tochigi Prefecture, Japan. The temple also administers the Taiyū-in Reibyō (大猷院霊廟), which is the mausoleum of Tokugawa Iemitsu, the third Tokugawa shogunate, Tokugawa shōgun. Together with Nikkō Tōshō-gū and Futarasan Shrine. *Zuihōden at Sendai, Miyagi Prefecture, Japan is the mausoleum complex of Date Masamune and his heirs, daimyō of the Sendai Domain *Tamaudun, at Shuri, Okinawa, Japan File:Taiyuin Honden Ai no ma.jpg, Taiyū-in Reibyō at Nikkō, Tochigi Prefecture, Japan File:Sennyuji Kyoto11o4592.jpg, Tsuki no wa no misasagi in Sennyū-ji, Kyoto, Japan File:Fushimi momoyaja jyou 13.jpg, :ja:伏見桃山陵, Fushimi Momoyama no Misasagi in Kyoto, Kyoto Prefecture, Japan. File:HO Mausoleum EntranceIn KyotoJapan.jpg, The entrance to Higashi Otani Mausoleum in Kyoto, Japan

Malaysia

*Makam Pahlawan at National Mosque of Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. *Mahmoodiah Royal Mausoleum, Makam Diraja Mahmoodiah at Bukit Mahmoodiah in Jalan Mahmoodiah, Johor Bahru, Johor, Malaysia. *Hang Kasturi Mausoleum at Jonker Walk, Melaka City, Melaka, Malaysia. *Kedah Royal Mausoleum at Langgar, Kedah, Langgar, Kota Setar District, Kedah, Malaysia. *Kelantan Royal Mausoleum *Al-Ghufran Royal Mausoleum at Bukit Chandan in Jalan Istana, Kuala Kangsar, Jalan Istana, Kuala Kangsar, Malaysia. *Hang Jebat Mausoleum in Melaka City, Melaka, Malaysia. *Shah Alam Royal Mausoleum *Tun Teja Mausoleum in Merlimau, Jasin District, Melaka, Malaysia. *Seri Menanti Royal Mausoleum *Sultan Abdul Samad Mausoleum in Jugra, Banting, Selangor, Malaysia. File:Mahmoodiah Royal Mausoleum.jpg, Mahmoodiah Royal Mausoleum, Makam Diraja Mahmoodiah at Bukit Mahmoodiah in Jalan Mahmoodiah, Johor Bahru, Johor, Malaysia

Pakistan

*Tomb of Jahangir at Shahdara Bagh, Shahdara, near Lahore, Pakistan. *Mazar-e-Quaid at Karachi, Pakistan *Tomb of Allama Iqbal at Lahore, Pakistan *Data Durbar at Lahore, Pakistan *Bhutto family mausoleum, Garhi Khuda Bakhsh, Sindh, Pakistan File:Tomb Jinnah.jpg, Mazar-e-Quaid, Muhammad Ali Jinnah Mausoleum in Karachi, Pakistan File:Shrine Of Allo Mahar sharif.jpg, Shrine of Islamic Naqshbandi saints of Allo Mahar Sharif. File:Muhammad Allama Iqbal’s Tomb.JPG, Tomb of Allama Iqbal at Lahore, Pakistan File:Tomb of Jahangir and gardens.jpg, The exterior view of the Mausoleum of Emperor Jahangir, located in Punjab, Pakistan

Philippines

*Rizal Monument at Rizal Park in Manila, Philippines, houses the remains of Jose Rizal, Dr. Jose Rizal, national hero of the Philippines. *Aguinaldo Shrine in Kawit, Cavite, Philippines. *Manila North Cemetery#Mausoleum of the Veterans of the Revolution, Mausoleum of the Veterans of the Revolution, enshrining participants in the 1896 Philippine Revolution, revolution against the Spanish Empire. *Quezon Memorial Circle, Quezon Memorial, in Quezon City, Philippines, houses the remains of President of the Philippines, President Manuel L. Quezon and his wife, Aurora Quezon, Aurora. *Marcos Museum and Mausoleum in Batac, Ilocos Norte, Philippines, housing the remains of President Ferdinand Marcos.

Taiwan

*National Chiang Kai-shek Memorial Hall, Taipei, Taiwan. *Sun Yat-sen Memorial Hall (Taipei), National Dr. Sun Yat-sen Memorial Hall, Taipei, Taiwan. *Cihu Mausoleum, Mausoleum of Late President Chiang Kai-shek, Taoyuan City, Taoyuan, Taiwan. *Touliao Mausoleum, Mausoleum of Late President Chiang Ching-kuo, Taoyuan City, Taoyuan, Taiwan. *:zh:辭修公園, Chen Tsyr-shiou Memorial Park, Former Mausoleum and Memorial of Late Vice President Chen Cheng, Taishan District, New Taipei, Taiwan. File:Chiang_Kai-shek_memorial_amk.jpg, National Chiang Kai-shek Memorial Hall in Taipei, Taiwan File:Cihu Chiang residence courtyard.JPG, Cihu Mausoleum, Mausoleum of Late President Chiang in Taoyuan City, Taoyuan, Taiwan

Others

*Konbaung tombs are a collection of mausoleums built by Konbaung Dynasty kings in Mandalay, Amarapura, and Inwa, Myanmar. *Kandawmin Garden Mausolea, Myanmar. *Martyrs' Mausoleum, Myanmar. *Royal Cemetery at Wat Ratchabophit, Thailand *Royal Tombs of the Joseon Dynasty, Korea *Kim Koo Museum and :ko:효창공원, Hyochang Park, Seoul, Republic of Korea (South Korea) *Mausoleum of Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman in Gopalganj District, Bangladesh, Gopalganj, Dhaka, Bangladesh. *Bandaranaike family Estate in Horagolla Bandaranaike Samadhi, Sri Lanka *Kurjey Lhakhang, Bumthang Valley, Bumthang District, Bhutan *Silver Pagoda, Phnom Penh, Cambodia *Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum, Hanoi, Vietnam *Kumsusan Palace of the Sun or Kim Il-sung Mausoleum, Pyongyang, Democratic People's Republic of Korea (North Korea) File:Sejong tomb 2.jpg, Royal Tombs of the Joseon Dynasty, Yeongneung, King Sejong's mausoleum in Yeoju, South Korea File:Kumsusan Memorial Palace, Pyongyang.jpg, Kumsusan Palace of the Sun, Kim Il-sung and Kim Jong-il's mausoleum in Pyongyang, North Korea File:Lăng chủ tịch Hồ Chí Minh về đêm.jpg, Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum in Hanoi, Vietnam File:The Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi at the Mausoleum of the First President of Turkmenistan, in Ashgabat, Turkmenistan on July 11, 2015 (2).jpg, Türkmenbaşy Ruhy Mosque in Gypjak, Ashgabat, Turkmenistan

Asia, western

*Al-Khazneh at Petra, Jordan *Mausoleum of Maussollos at Halicarnassus *Achaemenid architecture, Mausoleum of Cyrus the Great in Pasargadae, Iran. *Naqsh-e Rustam at Persepolis Iran, Tombs of Persian Achaemenid kings (522-486 BCE). *Tomb of Ferdowsi in Mashhad, Iran. *Tomb of Hafez, Tomb of Hafez (Hāfezieh) in Shiraz, Iran *The Shrine of the Báb and the Shrine of Bahá'u'lláh in Haifa and Akko, Acre, Israel, respectively. *Imam Husayn Shrine, Imam Husayn Mosque, Karbala – according to Shia, Shī‘ah belief, the head and body of Husayn ibn Ali, along with all others who fell at the Battle of Karbala are buried here. *Imam Reza shrine in Mashhad, Iran *The Mausoleum of Khomeini in Tehran, Iran *Anıtkabir mausoleum of Atatürk the founder of the Republic of Turkey at Ankara, Turkey *Celal Bayar Mausoleum in Bursa, Turkey *Adnan Menderes's Mausoleum, in Istanbul, Turkey *Turgut Özal's Mausoleum, in Istanbul, Turkey *:tr:Süleyman Demirel Anıt Mezarı, Süleyman Demirel Mausoleum in Atabey, Turkey *Mukataa#Temporary burial-place of Arafat, Mausoleum of Yasser Arafat in Ramallah, West Bank *Sheikh Zayed Mosque in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates File:Anıtkabir, Ankara.jpg, Anıtkabir, the mausoleum of Mustafa Kemal Atatürk in Ankara, Turkey File:Khomeini Mausoleum.JPG, Mausoleum of Khomeini in Tehran, Iran File:Hafez Fixed.jpg, Tomb of Hafez, Tomb of Hafez (Hāfezieh) in Shiraz, Iran File:ضريح حافظ الأسد.jpg, Mausoleum of the Assad family in Qardaha, Syria File:Treasury Petra.jpg, The Khazneh at Petra is believed to be Nabataean King Aretas IV's mausoleum. File:Al-Masjid An-Nabawi (Bird's Eye View).jpg, Al-Masjid an-Nabawi, mausoleum of Muhammad in Medina, Saudi Arabia File:Karbala City 1.jpg, The mausoleum of Imam Husayn Shrine in Karbala, Iraq File:طواف - panoramio.jpg, Mausoleum of Cyrus the Great in Pasargadae, Iran File:Rashed belah tomb.jpg, Al-Rashid Mausoleum, Mausoleum of Later Abbasid Caliph Ar-Rashid (1109–1138), Ar-Rashid bi-llāh

Europe

*Bismarck Mausoleum outside Friedrichsruh in northern Germany *Hamilton Mausoleum at Hamilton, South Lanarkshire, Hamilton in Scotland *Oplenac, House of Karageorgevich Mausoleum, St. George's Church, Oplenac in Topola, Serbia *Royal Mausoleum, Frogmore, Royal Mausoleum and the Frogmore#The Duchess of Kent.27s Mausoleum, Duchess of Kent's Mausoleum at Frogmore, England *Saints Peter and Paul Cathedral, Saint Petersburg, Peter and Paul Cathedral in St. Petersburg, Russia *Cathedral of the Archangel in Moscow, Russia *Lenin's Mausoleum in Moscow, Russia *Cathedral of Saint Domnius in Split, Croatia *Lajos Batthyány, Lajos Batthyány's Mausoleum in Budapest, Hungary *Mausoleum of Augustus in Rome, Italy. *Pantheon, Rome in Italy *Castel Sant'Angelo, Mausoleum of Hadrian in Rome, Italy *Mausoleum of Theodoric in Ravenna, Italy *Mausoleum of Galla Placidia in Ravenna, Italy *Mausoleum of Marasesti in Marasesti, Romania *Pyramid of Tirana in Tirana, Albania *Batenberg Mausoleum in Sofia, Bulgaria *Trentham Mausoleum near Stoke-on-Trent, England *Panthéon, Paris in France *Les Invalides in France *Valle de los Caídos, in San Lorenzo del Escorial, Spain *Imperial Crypt in Austria *Church of Our Lady of Laeken in Belgium *Oplenac, Oplenac Mausoleum in Topola, Serbia, the Mausoleum of the Serbian and Yugoslav Royal House of Karađorđević *Church of Santa Engrácia, National Pantheon / Church of Santa Engrácia in Lisbon, Portugal *Lovćen, Mausoleum of Njegoš in Lovćen, Montenegro *Wilhelm II Mausoleum in Doorn, Netherlands *Juselius Mausoleum in Finland *Barclay de Tolly Mausoleum in Estonia File:Paris Pantheon Outside.JPG, Panthéon, Paris, The Panthéon in Paris, France File:Cathédrale Saint-Louis-des-Invalides, 140309 2.jpg, Les Invalides in Paris, France File:SPA-2014-San Lorenzo de El Escorial-Valley of the Fallen (Valle de los Caídos).jpg, Valle de los Caídos, in San Lorenzo del Escorial, Spain File:Mauzoleumlenina (cropped).jpeg, Lenin's Mausoleum in Moscow, Russia File:Tito's mausoleu entrance.JPG, House of Flowers (mausoleum), House of Flowers in Belgrade, Serbia File:Church of St. George in Topola (by Pudelek) 1.JPG, Oplenac in Topola, Serbia File:Juselius mausoleum.jpg, Jusélius Mausoleum at the Käppärä Cemetery in Pori, Finland File:Brosen_tirana_hoxha_mausol.jpg, Pyramid of Tirana in Tirana, Albania

South America

Argentina

* La Recoleta Cemetery, Buenos Aires * Buenos Aires Metropolitan Cathedral, mausoleum of José de San Martín * Mausoleum of Néstor Kirchner, Río Gallegos, Santa Cruz, Río Gallegos, Santa Cruz Province, Argentina, Santa Cruz * Cathedral of La Plata, mausoleum of Dardo Rocha

Bolivia

* Cathedral Basilica of Our Lady of Peace, La Paz, mausoleum of Andrés de Santa Cruz * General Cemetery of Santa Cruz Department (Bolivia), Santa Cruz * Cementerio General de Cochabamba, mausoleum of “general del pueblo” René Barrientos Ortuño

Brazil

*Obelisk of São Paulo, mausoleum to the heroes of Constitutionalist Revolution in São Paulo, São Paulo (state), São Paulo *Chico Xavier mausoleum in Uberaba, Minas Gerais *Cemitério de São João Batista, São João Batista Cemetery, Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro (state), Rio de Janeiro *Monument to the Independence of Brazil in São Paulo *JK Memorial in Brasília, Federal District (Brazil), Federal District

Chile

* :es:Altar de la Patria (Chile), Altar de la Patria of Chile * Cementerio General de Santiago, Chile

Colombia

* Central Cemetery of Bogotá, Colombia

Ecuador

* :es:Cementerio de San Diego, San Diego Cemetery, Quito * Cathedral of Quito * Mausoleo en el Centro Cívico Ciudad Alfaro, Montecristi, Ecuador, Montecristi, Ecuador

Paraguay

* National Pantheon of the Heroes

Peru

*Panteón de los Próceres *Presbitero Maestro mausoleum and museum in Lima *Cathedral Basilica of St. John the Apostle and Evangelist, Lima

Uruguay

* Artigas Mausoleum, mausoleum of José Gervasio Artigas

Venezuela

* National Pantheon of Venezuela, mausoleum of Simón Bolívar File:Panteón Nacional de Venezuela desde el MINCI.jpg, National Pantheon of Venezuela, mausoleum of Simón Bolívar in Caracas, Venezuela File:San Martin's Grave.jpg, Buenos Aires Metropolitan Cathedral, mausoleum of General San Martín in Buenos Aires, Argentina File:Colorados Guard Remains of Mariscal Santa Cruz (41749215151).jpg, Cathedral Basilica of Our Lady of Peace, La Paz, mausoleum of Andrés de Santa Cruz, Bolivia File:Panteón de los Próceres.JPG, Presbitero Maestro mausoleum and museum in Lima, Peru File:Vista aérea do Monumento à Independência.jpg, The Monument to the Independence of Brazil in São Paulo houses the sarcophagi of Emperor Pedro I of Brazil and his two wives File:Petropolis-Cathedral1.jpg, The Imperial Mausoleum in the Cathedral of Petrópolis, Cathedral of São Pedro de Alcântara, the final resting place of Emperor Pedro II of Brazil and other members of the Brazilian imperial family in Petrópolis, Brazil File:Tv tower at the sun set in Brasilia 02.jpg, The JK Memorial is the burial place of Brazilian President Juscelino Kubitschek in Brasília, a city he founded File:Gran Panteón de Asunción by Felipe Méndez.jpg, National Pantheon of the Heroes in Asuncion, Paraguay File:Altar de la patria chile.jpg, :es:Altar de la Patria (Chile), Altar de la Patria of Chile File:Artigas mausoleum.JPG, Artigas Mausoleum in Montevideo, Uruguay

North America

Canada

*Eaton family (Toronto), Eaton family mausoleum at Mount Pleasant Cemetery, Toronto, Mount Pleasant Cemetery in Toronto, Ontario *Hart Massey's mausoleum at Mount Pleasant Cemetery in Toronto, Ontario *Sir Henry Pellatt's mausoleum at Park Lawn Cemetery, Forest Lawn in Toronto, Ontario

Cuba

* Santa Ifigenia Cemetery, Santiago de Cuba

Dominican Republic

* Altar de la Patria, mausoleum to the Founding Fathers of the Dominican Republic * National Pantheon of the Dominican Republic

El Salvador

* :es:Cementerio de Los Ilustres, Los Ilustres Cemetery * San Salvador Cathedral

Guatemala

* Guatemala City General Cemetery

Haiti

* Haiti’s National Cemetery in Port-au-Prince, where François Duvalier, who ruled from 1957 to 1971, is buried

Honduras

* Cementerio General, Trujillo, Honduras, Trujillo

Mexico

* El Ángel Victory column and mausoleum to the heroes of the Mexican War of Independence, Mexican Independence in Mexico City * Monumento a la Revolución monument commemorating and mausoleum to the heroes of the Mexican Revolution in Mexico City * Mexico City Metropolitan Cathedral, Mexico City * Panteon San Fernando, Mexico City * Jardines Del Humaya, a cemetery with opulent multi-story and air-conditioned mausoleums of Mexican drug cartel members

Nicaragua

* Cementerio General Occidental, Managua * :es:Parque Central (Managua), Central Park, Managua

Panama

* Omar Torrijos Mausoleum, Amador, Panama, Amador, Panama City

United States

*Henry Morrison Flagler, Henry Flagler's mausoleum in Saint Augustine, Florida, St. Augustine, Florida *Presidential memorials in the United States and List of burial places of Presidents of the United States, Presidents' graves of the United States **Grant's Tomb in New York, New York **Lincoln Tomb, Abraham Lincoln's tomb in Springfield, Illinois *MacArthur Memorial *Miles Mausoleum in Arlington National Cemetery *Ferncliff Cemetery and Mausoleum in Hartsdale, New York *Forest Lawn Memorial Park (Glendale), Forest Lawn Memorial Park in Glendale, California *Queen of Heaven Mausoleum in Queen of Heaven Cemetery, Hillside, Illinois *Rose Hills Memorial Park, Whittier, California *Rose Chapel Mausoleum in Roseland Park Cemetery, Berkley, Michigan *Shrine of the Good Shepherd Chapel Mausoleum in Green Bay, Wisconsin *Wilhelm's Portland Memorial Funeral Home in Portland, Oregon *Tacoma Mausoleum in Tacoma, Washington *Tombs of the Uga (mascot), Uga mascots inside Sanford Stadium in Athens, Georgia *Brigadier General Egbert Ludovicus Viele's Egyptian-style pyramid mausoleum in West Point, New York *Rapper XXXTentacion's mausoleum at The Gardens of Boca Raton in Boca Raton, Florida *Monumento a los heroes de El Polvorín (tomb), Mausoleo a los Heroes de El Polvorín, at Cementerio Civil de Ponce in Ponce, Puerto Rico File:Cemetery of the Holy Rood Section 6 2021c.jpg, Mausolea in Cemetery of the Holy Rood on Long Island, New York File:InsideSpringValleyMausoleum.jpg, The interior of the Spring Valley Mausoleum in Minnesota, listed on the National Register of Historic Places File:Percival Lowell - Mausoleum 2013.jpg, Percival Lowell - Mausoleum 2013 at the Lowell Observatory in Flagstaff, Arizona File:Monumento a la Independencia (El Angel).jpg, El Ángel Victory column and mausoleum to the heroes of the Mexican War of Independence, Mexican Independence in Mexico City, Mexico File:Monumento a la revolución2017.jpg, Monumento a la Revolución monument commemorating and mausoleum to the heroes of the Mexican Revolution in Mexico City, Mexico

Oceania

*Massey Memorial in Wellington, New Zealand where Prime Minister of New Zealand, New Zealand Prime Minister William Massey and his wife are interred. *Savage Memorial at Bastion Point in Auckland, New Zealand where Prime Minister of New Zealand, New Zealand Prime Minister Michael Joseph Savage is interred.

Notes

#The plurals ''mausoleums'' and ''mausolea'' are both used in English, although ''mausoleums'' is more common.

Footnotes

External links

Mausolea and Monuments Trust, gazetteer of mausolea in England

– slideshow at ''The Huffington Post'' {{Authority control Mausoleums,