Mausoleum at Halicarnassus at the Bodrum Museum of Underwater Archaeology

A mausoleum is an external free-standing

building A building or edifice is an enclosed Structure#Load-bearing, structure with a roof, walls and window, windows, usually standing permanently in one place, such as a house or factory. Buildings come in a variety of sizes, shapes, and functions, a ...

constructed as a monument enclosing the 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 the ) 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 kingdom, Median and Achaemenid Empire, Persian (Achaemenid) Empires and in several of their successors, such as in the Sasanian Empire and the Hellenistic period, Hellenistic empi ...

Caria Caria (; from Greek language, Greek: Καρία, ''Karia''; ) was a region of western Anatolia extending along the coast from mid-Ionia (Mycale) south to Lycia and east to Phrygia. The Carians were described by Herodotus as being Anatolian main ...

, whose large tomb was one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World. Mausolea were historically, 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 Gentry (from Old French , from ) are "well-born, genteel and well-bred people" of high social class, especially in the past. ''Gentry'', in its widest connotation, refers to people of good social position connected to Landed property, landed es ...

and

nobility Nobility is a social class found in many societies that have an aristocracy. It is normally appointed by and ranked immediately below royalty. Nobility has often been an estate of the realm with many exclusive functions and characteristics. T ...

in many countries. In the

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, these were often in necropoles or along roadsides: the via Appia Antica retains the ruins of many private mausolea for kilometres outside

Rome Rome (Italian language, Italian and , ) is the capital city and most populated (municipality) of Italy. It is also the administrative centre of the Lazio Regions of Italy, region and of the Metropolitan City of Rome. A special named with 2, ...

. When Christianity became dominant, mausolea were out of use. Later, mausolea became particularly popular in

Europe Europe is a continent located entirely in the Northern Hemisphere and mostly in the Eastern Hemisphere. It is bordered by the Arctic Ocean to the north, the Atlantic Ocean to the west, the Mediterranean Sea to the south, and Asia to the east ...

and its colonies during the

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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 cemetery, burial ground, gravesite, graveyard, or a green space called a memorial park or memorial garden, is a place where the remains of many death, dead people are burial, buried or otherwise entombed. The word ''cemetery'' (from Greek ...

, a

churchyard In Christian countries, a churchyard is a patch of land adjoining or surrounding a church (building), church, which is usually owned by the relevant church or local parish itself. In the Scots language and in both Scottish English and Ulster S ...

or on private land. In the

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, 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

crypt A crypt (from Greek κρύπτη (kryptē) ''wikt:crypta#Latin, crypta'' "Burial vault (tomb), vault") is a stone chamber beneath the floor of a church or other building. It typically contains coffins, Sarcophagus, sarcophagi, or Relic, religiou ...

s or catacombs. A ''chapel mausoleum'' or ''mausoleum chapel'' in a cemetery can be used for closed-casket funeral services prior to interments.

Notable mausoleums

Africa

Algeria

* El Alia Cemetery in Oued Smar. * Jedars, thirteen ancient monumental

Berber Berber or Berbers may refer to: Ethnic group * Berbers, an ethnic group native to Northern Africa * Berber languages, a family of Afro-Asiatic languages Places * Berber, Sudan, a town on the Nile People with the surname * Ady Berber (1913–196 ...

mausoleums located south of Tiaret. * Madghacen, a royal Numidian mausoleum from the 3rd century, Batna. * Royal Mausoleum of Mauretania, monumental grave of the Numidian Berber king Juba II and the Queen Cleopatra Selene II located on the road between Cherchell and

Algiers Algiers is the capital city of Algeria as well as the capital of the Algiers Province; it extends over many Communes of Algeria, communes without having its own separate governing body. With 2,988,145 residents in 2008Census 14 April 2008: Offi ...

, in

Tipaza Province Tipaza or Tipasa (, ''Tibaza'', older ''Tefessedt'') is a provinces of Algeria, province (''wilaya'') on the coast of Algeria, Its capital is Tipaza, 50 km west of Algiers, the capital of Algeria, and 70 km east of Mahelma Forest, with a pop ...

. * The tomb of Masinissa ''(Soumâa)'' in El Khroub * Mausoleum of Sidi Abderrahmane Et-Thaalibi in

. File:Royal Mausoleum of Mauretania 2014.jpg, Royal Mausoleum of Mauretania (Tipaza) File:Medracen tomb (Numidian) (15687525397).jpg, Madghacen, a royal Numidian mausoleum (Batna) File:DJEDDAR à Frenda wilaya de Tiaret.jpg, Frenda Jedars ( Frenda) File:Tomb of Massinissa 01.jpg, The tomb of Massinissa (El Khroub) File:Sidi Abder Rahman of Algiers.png, Mausoleum of Sidi Abderrahmane Et-Thaalibi (Algiers)

Others

* Mausoleum of Mohammed V, monumental grave of the Moroccan sultan and king Mohammed V and his two sons, late King Hassan II and Prince Abdallah, in

Rabat Rabat (, also , ; ) is the Capital (political), capital city of Morocco and the List of cities in Morocco, country's seventh-largest city with an urban population of approximately 580,000 (2014) and a metropolitan population of over 1.2 million. ...

Morocco Morocco, officially the Kingdom of Morocco, is a country in the Maghreb region of North Africa. It has coastlines on the Mediterranean Sea to the north and the Atlantic Ocean to the west, and has land borders with Algeria to Algeria–Morocc ...

. * Agostinho Neto's mausoleum in

Luanda Luanda ( ) is the Capital city, capital and List of cities and towns in Angola, largest city of Angola. It is Angola's primary port, and its major industrial, cultural and urban centre. Located on Angola's northern Atlantic coast, Luanda is Ang ...

Angola Angola, officially the Republic of Angola, is a country on the west-Central Africa, central coast of Southern Africa. It is the second-largest Portuguese-speaking world, Portuguese-speaking (Lusophone) country in both total area and List of c ...

* Mausoleum of Hubert Maga in Parakou,

Benin Benin, officially the Republic of Benin, is a country in West Africa. It was formerly known as Dahomey. It is bordered by Togo to the west, Nigeria to the east, Burkina Faso to the north-west, and Niger to the north-east. The majority of its po ...

* Mathieu Kerekou's mausoleum in Natitingou, Benin * Mausolée du Guide Suprême du Patriotisme in Gitega,

Burundi Burundi, officially the Republic of Burundi, is a landlocked country in East Africa. It is located in the Great Rift Valley at the junction between the African Great Lakes region and Southeast Africa, with a population of over 14 million peop ...

* Domoni, Comoros, burial place and location of Ahmed Abdallah's mausoleum, first president of Comoros * Fulbert Youlou's mausoleum in Madibou, Marien Ngouabi's mausoleum and Pierre Savorgnan de Brazza's mausoleum in Brazzaville, Republic of Congo * Laurent Kabila's mausoleum in

Kinshasa Kinshasa (; ; ), formerly named Léopoldville from 1881–1966 (), is the Capital city, capital and Cities of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, largest city of the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Kinshasa is one of the world's fastest-grow ...

, Democratic Republic of Congo * Mausoleum of Joseph Kasa-Vubu in Singini, Tshela, Kongo Central, Democratic Republic of Congo * Gamal Abdel Nasser Mosque is a shrine and mausoleum in

Cairo Cairo ( ; , ) is the Capital city, capital and largest city of Egypt and the Cairo Governorate, being home to more than 10 million people. It is also part of the List of urban agglomerations in Africa, largest urban agglomeration in Africa, L ...

Egypt Egypt ( , ), officially the Arab Republic of Egypt, is a country spanning the Northeast Africa, northeast corner of Africa and Western Asia, southwest corner of Asia via the Sinai Peninsula. It is bordered by the Mediterranean Sea to northe ...

, and the burial place of

Gamal Abdel Nasser Gamal Abdel Nasser Hussein (15 January 1918 – 28 September 1970) was an Egyptian military officer and revolutionary who served as the second president of Egypt from 1954 until his death in 1970. Nasser led the Egyptian revolution of 1952 a ...

, second president of Egypt. * The Unknown Soldier Memorial is a pyramid-shaped monument in Nasr City, Egypt * Mastabas dating from

ancient Egypt Ancient Egypt () was a cradle of civilization concentrated along the lower reaches of the Nile River in Northeast Africa. It emerged from prehistoric Egypt around 3150BC (according to conventional Egyptian chronology), when Upper and Lower E ...

* Al-Hussein Mosque is a shrine and mausoleum in Cairo, Egypt, and the purported burial place of

Muhammad Muhammad (8 June 632 CE) was an Arab religious and political leader and the founder of Islam. Muhammad in Islam, According to Islam, he was a prophet who was divinely inspired to preach and confirm the tawhid, monotheistic teachings of A ...

's grandson,

Husayn ibn Ali Husayn ibn Ali (; 11 January 626 – 10 October 680 Common Era, CE) was a social, political and religious leader in early medieval Arabia. The grandson of the Islamic prophet Muhammad and an Alids, Alid (the son of Ali ibn Abu Talib ibn Abd a ...

* Qalawun complex, contains the mausoleum of Qalawun in Cairo, Egypt * King Sobhuza II Memorial Park in Lobamba,

Eswatini Eswatini, formally the Kingdom of Eswatini, also known by its former official names Swaziland and the Kingdom of Swaziland, is a landlocked country in Southern Africa. It is bordered by South Africa on all sides except the northeast, where i ...

* Meles Zenawi's grave in the Holy Trinity Cathedral,

Addis Ababa Addis Ababa (; ,) is the capital city of Ethiopia, as well as the regional state of Oromia. With an estimated population of 2,739,551 inhabitants as of the 2007 census, it is the largest city in the country and the List of cities in Africa b ...

Ethiopia Ethiopia, officially the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia, is a landlocked country located in the Horn of Africa region of East Africa. It shares borders with Eritrea to the north, Djibouti to the northeast, Somalia to the east, Ken ...

* Omar Bongo's mausoleum, a replica of the mausoleum of Mohammed V, in Franceville,

Gabon Gabon ( ; ), officially the Gabonese Republic (), is a country on the Atlantic coast of Central Africa, on the equator, bordered by Equatorial Guinea to the northwest, Cameroon to the north, the Republic of the Congo to the east and south, and ...

* Léon M'ba's mausoleum in Libreville, Gabon * Kwame Nkrumah Mausoleum in

Accra Accra (; or ''Gaga''; ; Ewe: Gɛ; ) is the capital and largest city of Ghana, located on the southern coast at the Gulf of Guinea, which is part of the Atlantic Ocean. As of 2021 census, the Accra Metropolitan District, , had a population of ...

Ghana Ghana, officially the Republic of Ghana, is a country in West Africa. It is situated along the Gulf of Guinea and the Atlantic Ocean to the south, and shares borders with Côte d’Ivoire to the west, Burkina Faso to the north, and Togo to t ...

* Atta Mills's mausoleum at Asomdwee Park in

, Ghana * Burma Camp military cemetery in

, Ghana * Camayanne Mausoleum, monumental grave of

Guinea Guinea, officially the Republic of Guinea, is a coastal country in West Africa. It borders the Atlantic Ocean to the west, Guinea-Bissau to the northwest, Senegal to the north, Mali to the northeast, Côte d'Ivoire to the southeast, and Sier ...

's national heroes Samori Ture, Sekou Toure, and Alfa Yaya in the Grand Mosque of Conakry * Amilcar Cabral's mausoleum in

Bissau Bissau () is the Capital (political), capital and largest city of Guinea-Bissau. it 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, its administr ...

Guinea-Bissau Guinea-Bissau, officially the Republic of Guinea-Bissau, is a country in West Africa that covers with an estimated population of 2,026,778. It borders Senegal to Guinea-Bissau–Senegal border, its north and Guinea to Guinea–Guinea-Bissau b ...

. * Mausoleum of Félix Houphouët-Boigny, first president of Ivory Coast, in Yamoussoukro,

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

* Mausoleum of Mzee Jomo Kenyatta, late president of Kenya, in

Nairobi Nairobi is the Capital city, capital and largest city of Kenya. The city lies in the south-central part of Kenya, at an elevation of . The name is derived from the Maasai language, Maasai phrase , which translates to 'place of cool waters', a ...

Kenya Kenya, officially the Republic of Kenya, is a country located in East Africa. With an estimated population of more than 52.4 million as of mid-2024, Kenya is the 27th-most-populous country in the world and the 7th most populous in Africa. ...

* Jaramogi Oginga Odinga's mausoleum in Bondo, Kenya * Tom Mboya Mausoleum, Rusinga Island, Homa Bay County,

* Palm Grove Cemetery in Monrovia,

Liberia Liberia, officially the Republic of Liberia, is a country on the West African coast. It is bordered by Sierra Leone to Liberia–Sierra Leone border, its northwest, Guinea to Guinea–Liberia border, its north, Ivory Coast to Ivory Coast–Lib ...

* National Hall, mausoleum of the late president William Tubman in Monrovia, Montserrado, Liberia * Kamuzu Banda's mausoleum in Lilongwe,

Malawi Malawi, officially the Republic of Malawi, is a landlocked country in Southeastern Africa. It is bordered by Zambia to the west, Tanzania to the north and northeast, and Mozambique to the east, south, and southwest. Malawi spans over and ...

* Bingu wa Mutharika, third president of Malawi, built a mausoleum in which his late first wife and Bingu himself are buried. * The Heroes Square in

Maputo Maputo () is the Capital city, capital and largest city of Mozambique. Located near the southern end of the country, it is within of the borders with Eswatini and South Africa. The city has a population of 1,088,449 (as of 2017) distributed ov ...

Mozambique Mozambique, officially the Republic of Mozambique, is a country located in Southeast Africa bordered by the Indian Ocean to the east, Tanzania to the north, Malawi and Zambia to the northwest, Zimbabwe to the west, and Eswatini and South Afr ...

* Heroes' Acre in

Windhoek Windhoek (; ; ) is the capital and largest city of Namibia. It is located in central Namibia in the Khomas Highland plateau area, at around above sea level, almost exactly at the country's geographical centre. The population of Windhoek, which ...

Namibia Namibia, officially the Republic of Namibia, is a country on the west coast of Southern Africa. Its borders include the Atlantic Ocean to the west, Angola and Zambia to the north, Botswana to the east and South Africa to the south; in the no ...

* Nnamdi Azikiwe's mausoleum in Onitsha,

Nigeria Nigeria, officially the Federal Republic of Nigeria, is a country in West Africa. It is situated between the Sahel to the north and the Gulf of Guinea in the Atlantic Ocean to the south. It covers an area of . With Demographics of Nigeria, ...

* Tafawa Balewa's tomb in Bauchi, Nigeria * Mausoleum of Obafemi Awolowo in Ogun State, Nigeria * Sani Abacha's mausoleum in Kano, Nigeria * John Garang De Mabior's mausoleum in Juba,

South Sudan South Sudan (), officially the Republic of South Sudan, is a landlocked country in East Africa. It is bordered on the north by Sudan; on the east by Ethiopia; on the south by the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Uganda and Kenya; and on the ...

* Julius Nyerere's mausoleum in Mwalimu Nyerere Museum Centre, Butiama,

Tanzania Tanzania, officially the United Republic of Tanzania, is a country in East Africa within the African Great Lakes region. It is bordered by Uganda to the northwest; Kenya to the northeast; the Indian Ocean to the east; Mozambique and Malawi to t ...

* Eyadema's family mausoleum in Kara, Togo * Bourguiba mausoleum, monumental grave of

Habib Bourguiba Habib Bourguiba (3 August 19036 April 2000) was a Tunisian politician and statesman who served as the Head of Government of Tunisia, prime minister of the Kingdom of Tunisia from 1956 to 1957, and then as the first president of Tunisia from 1 ...

, first president of Tunisia, in Monastir,

Tunisia Tunisia, officially the Republic of Tunisia, is a country in the Maghreb region of North Africa. It is bordered by Algeria to the west and southwest, Libya to the southeast, and the Mediterranean Sea to the north and east. Tunisia also shares m ...

* Mausoleum of

Levy Mwanawasa Levy Patrick Mwanawasa (3 September 1948 – 19 August 2008) was the third president of Zambia. He served as president from January 2002 until his death in August 2008. Mwanawasa is credited with having initiated a campaign to rid the corrupti ...

, Frederick Chiluba, and Michael Sata at the Embassy Park Presidential Burial in

Lusaka Lusaka ( ) is the Capital city, capital and largest city of Zambia. It is one of the fastest-developing cities in southern Africa. Lusaka is in the southern part of the central plateau at an elevation of about . , the city's population was abo ...

Zambia Zambia, officially the Republic of Zambia, is a landlocked country at the crossroads of Central Africa, Central, Southern Africa, Southern and East Africa. It is typically referred to being in South-Central Africa or Southern Africa. It is bor ...

* National Heroes' Acre in

Harare Harare ( ), formerly Salisbury, is the Capital city, capital and largest city of Zimbabwe. The city proper has an area of , a population of 1,849,600 as of the 2022 Zimbabwe census, 2022 census and an estimated 2,487,209 people in its metrop ...

Zimbabwe file:Zimbabwe, relief map.jpg, upright=1.22, Zimbabwe, relief map Zimbabwe, officially the Republic of Zimbabwe, is a landlocked country in Southeast Africa, between the Zambezi and Limpopo Rivers, bordered by South Africa to the south, Bots ...

Rabat Mausole MohammedV.jpg, Mausoleum of Mohammed V in

TUNISIE MONASTIR MAUSOLEE BOURGHIBA 03.jpg,

's mausoleum in Monastir, Tunisia Gamal Abdel Nasser Mosque2.jpg, Gamal Abdel Nasser Mosque in

Memorial Antonio Agostinho Neto (19882325368).jpg, Agostinho Neto's Mausoleum in

`KOMBIENI Yépabou Dieudonne.jpg, Mathieu Kerekou's mausoleum in Natitingou,

Kwame Nkrumah Memorial Park.jpg, Kwame Nkrumah Memorial Park and Mausoleum in

Kenyatta Mausoleum (1295043494).jpg, Mausoleum of the late President of Kenya Mzee Jomo Kenyatta in

Banda-mausoleum.jpg, Kamuzu Banda Mausoleum in Lilongwe,

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

Her Community Walkathon 58.jpg, Nnamdi Azikiwe's burial site, Onitsha,

. Mausoleum of General Sani Abacha in Kano.jpg, Sani Abacha's mausoleum in Kano, Nigeria. Mausoleum of Gnassingbé Eyadéma in Pya, Kara.jpg, Eyadema's family mausoleum in Kara, Togo. Mwanawasa’s mausoleum 2.png, Mausoleum of late President

at Embassy Park Presidential Burial in

. Chiluba's mausoleum.png, Mausoleum of late President Frederick Chiluba at Embassy Park Presidential Burial in

. Sata's mausoleum.png, Mausoleum of late President Michael Sata at Embassy Park Presidential Burial in

Asia, Eastern, Southern, Central, and Southeast

Afghanistan

* Tomb of Ahmad Shah Durrani in Kandahar, Afghanistan Tomb of former King Zahir Shah - panoramio.jpg, Mausoleum of Mohammad Zaher Shah (Hill of Teppe Maranjan) in

Kabul Kabul is the capital and largest city of Afghanistan. Located in the eastern half of the country, it is also a municipality, forming part of the Kabul Province. The city is divided for administration into #Districts, 22 municipal districts. A ...

Amir Abdurahman Khan's Tomb.jpg, Abdur Rahman Khan's Mausoleum in

TOMB OF BABUR IN KABUL.jpg, Bagh-e Babur, mausoleum of the founder of the

Mughal Empire The Mughal Empire was an Early modern period, early modern empire in South Asia. At its peak, the empire stretched from the outer fringes of the Indus River Basin in the west, northern Afghanistan in the northwest, and Kashmir in the north, to ...

Bangladesh

* Mausoleum of Kazi Nazrul Islam * Mausoleum of Lalon Shah * Mausoleum of Sheikh Mujibur Rahman * Mausoleum of Three Leaders * Mausoleum of Ziaur Rahman Tomb of Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, Tungipara.jpg, Mausoleum of Sheikh Mujibur Rahman Tomb Of Three Leader 1.A.M.R.jpg, Mausoleum of Three Leaders Lalon Tomb0023.JPG, Mausoleum of Lalon Shah

China

* List of mausoleums of Chinese monarchs ** Mausoleum of the First Qin Emperor 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 Wu Zetian (624 – 16 December 705), personal name Wu Zhao, was List of rulers of China#Tang dynasty, Empress of China from 660 to 705, ruling first through others and later in her own right. She ruled as queen consort , empress consort th ...

, along with 17 others in auxiliary tombs. ** Tomb and Mausoleum of Genghis Khan in

Ordos City Ordos, also known as Ih Ju, is one of the twelve List of administrative divisions of Inner Mongolia, major subdivisions of Inner Mongolia, China. It lies within the Ordos Plateau of the Yellow River. Although mainly rural, Ordos is administered ...

Inner Mongolia Inner Mongolia, officially the Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, is an Autonomous regions of China, autonomous region of China. Its border includes two-thirds of the length of China's China–Mongolia border, border with the country of Mongolia. ...

. ** Imperial Tombs of the Ming and Qing Dynasties *** Ming Xiaoling Mausoleum,

Nanjing Nanjing or Nanking is the capital of Jiangsu, a province in East China. The city, which is located in the southwestern corner of the province, has 11 districts, an administrative area of , and a population of 9,423,400. Situated in the Yang ...

*** Thirteen Imperial Mausoleums of Ming Dynasty Emperors,

Beijing Beijing, Chinese postal romanization, previously romanized as Peking, is the capital city of China. With more than 22 million residents, it is the world's List of national capitals by population, most populous national capital city as well as ...

*** Fuling Tomb,

Shenyang Shenyang,; ; Mandarin pronunciation: ; formerly known as Fengtian formerly known by its Manchu language, Manchu name Mukden, is a sub-provincial city in China and the list of capitals in China#Province capitals, provincial capital of Liaonin ...

*** Zhao Mausoleum (Qing Dynasty) *** Eastern Qing Tombs *** Western Qing Tombs * Sun Yat-sen Mausoleum,

. * Mausoleum of Yuan Shikai, Beiguan,

Anyang Anyang ( zh, s=安阳, t=安陽; ) is a prefecture-level city in Henan, China. Geographical coordinates are 35° 41'~ 36° 21' north latitude and 113° 38'~ 114° 59' east longitude. The northernmost city in Henan, Anyang borders Puyang to the eas ...

. * Mausoleum of Mao Zedong,

. Tomb of the First Emperor Qin Shi Huang Di, Xi'an, China - panoramio.jpg, Mausoleum of the First Qin Emperor in

Xi'an Xi'an is the list of capitals in China, capital of the Chinese province of Shaanxi. A sub-provincial city on the Guanzhong plain, the city is the third-most populous city in Western China after Chongqing and Chengdu, as well as the most populou ...

, China Sun mausoleum.jpg, Sun Yat-sen Mausoleum,

, China Yuan Shikai Mausoleum - 袁林 (5067194466).jpg, Mausoleum of Yuan Shikai, Beiguan,

, China MausoleumMaoZedongpic.jpg, Mausoleum of Mao Zedong in

, China

India

* Akbar's tomb,

Agra Agra ( ) is a city on the banks of the Yamuna river in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh, about south-east of the national capital Delhi and 330 km west of the state capital Lucknow. With a population of roughly 1.6 million, Agra is the ...

Taj Mahal The Taj Mahal ( ; ; ) is an ivory-white marble mausoleum on the right bank of the river Yamuna in Agra, Uttar Pradesh, India. It was commissioned in 1631 by the fifth Mughal Empire, Mughal emperor, Shah Jahan () to house the tomb of his belo ...

, Agra * Qutb Shahi Tombs,

Hyderabad Hyderabad is the capital and largest city of the Indian state of Telangana. It occupies on the Deccan Plateau along the banks of the Musi River (India), Musi River, in the northern part of Southern India. With an average altitude of , much ...

* Gol Gumbaz, Bijapur * Humayun's Tomb,

Delhi Delhi, officially the National Capital Territory (NCT) of Delhi, is a city and a union territory of India containing New Delhi, the capital of India. Straddling the Yamuna river, but spread chiefly to the west, or beyond its Bank (geography ...

* Tomb of Sher Shah Suri, Sasaram,

Bihar Bihar ( ) is a states and union territories of India, state in Eastern India. It is the list of states and union territories of India by population, second largest state by population, the List of states and union territories of India by are ...

* Safdarjung's Tomb, Delhi * Bibi Ka Maqbara, Aurangabad,

Maharashtra Maharashtra () is a state in the western peninsular region of India occupying a substantial portion of the Deccan Plateau. It is bordered by the Arabian Sea to the west, the Indian states of Karnataka and Goa to the south, Telangana to th ...

Taj_Mahal,_Agra,_India_edit3.jpg,

, India

Indonesia

* Grave of Sukarno at

Blitar Blitar is a landlocked city in East Java, Indonesia, about 73 km from Malang and 167 km from Surabaya. The area lies within longitude 111° 40' – 112° 09' East and its latitude is 8° 06' South. The city of Blitar lies at an altitude ...

, East Java,

Indonesia Indonesia, officially the Republic of Indonesia, is a country in Southeast Asia and Oceania, between the Indian Ocean, Indian and Pacific Ocean, Pacific oceans. Comprising over List of islands of Indonesia, 17,000 islands, including Sumatra, ...

* Astana Giribangun at Karanganyar, Central Java,

* Imogiri complex in Imogiri, Central Java is the cemetery for Mataram royals and the Hamengkubuwana Royals of

Yogyakarta Yogyakarta is the capital city of the Special Region of Yogyakarta in Indonesia, in the south-central part of the island of Java. As the only Indonesian royal city still ruled by Hamengkubuwono, a monarchy, Yogyakarta is regarded as an importan ...

and Pakubuwono of

Surakarta Surakarta (Javanese script, Javanese: , Pegon script, Pegon: ), known colloquially as Solo (Javanese script, Javanese: ; ), is a major List of regencies and cities of Indonesia, city in Central Java, Indonesia. The city adjoins Karanganyar Reg ...

* Mausoleum O. G. Khouw at

Jakarta Jakarta (; , Betawi language, Betawi: ''Jakartè''), officially the Special Capital Region of Jakarta (; ''DKI Jakarta'') and formerly known as Batavia, Dutch East Indies, Batavia until 1949, is the capital and largest city of Indonesia and ...

Makam Soekarno.jpg, Grave of Sukarno Astana Giribangun06.jpg, Astana Giribangun

Japan

* Mausoleums of Emperors of Japan ** Mozu Tombs in Sakai,

Osaka Prefecture is a prefecture of Japan located in the Kansai region of Honshu. Osaka Prefecture has a population of 8,778,035 () and has a geographic area of . Osaka Prefecture borders Hyōgo Prefecture to the northwest, Kyoto Prefecture to the north, Nara ...

** Fukakusa no kita no Misasagi (深草北陵) in

Kyoto Kyoto ( or ; Japanese language, Japanese: , ''Kyōto'' ), officially , is the capital city of Kyoto Prefecture in the Kansai region of Japan's largest and most populous island of Honshu. , the city had a population of 1.46 million, making it t ...

** Sennyū-ji, Kyoto *** Tsuki no wa no misasagi (月輪陵) ** Fushimi Momoyama no Misasagi (伏見桃山陵), Kyoto ** Musashi Imperial Graveyard, is a mausoleum complex at Hachiōji,

Tokyo Tokyo, officially the Tokyo Metropolis, is the capital of Japan, capital and List of cities in Japan, most populous city in Japan. With a population of over 14 million in the city proper in 2023, it is List of largest cities, one of the most ...

* Toyokuni Shrine at Higashiyama-ku, Kyoto. Mausoleum of Kampaku Toyotomi Hideyoshi, which was later destroyed by the Tokugawa clan. * Nikkō Tōshō-gū at Nikkō, Tochigi Prefecture. It is part of the " Shrines and Temples of Nikkō", Mausoleum of Tokugawa Ieyasu, Tokugawa shōguns. * Rinnō-ji at Nikkō, Tochigi Prefecture. The temple also administers the Taiyū-in Reibyō (大猷院霊廟), which is the mausoleum of Tokugawa Iemitsu, the third Tokugawa shōgun. Together with Nikkō Tōshō-gū and Futarasan Shrine. * Zuihōden at Sendai,

Miyagi Prefecture is a Prefectures of Japan, prefecture of Japan located in the Tōhoku region of Honshu. Miyagi Prefecture has a population of 2,265,724 (1 August 2023) and has a geographic area of . Miyagi Prefecture borders Iwate Prefecture to the north, Akit ...

is the mausoleum complex of Date Masamune and his heirs,

daimyō were powerful Japanese magnates, feudal lords who, from the 10th century to the early Meiji era, Meiji period in the middle 19th century, ruled most of Japan from their vast hereditary land holdings. They were subordinate to the shogun and no ...

of the Sendai Domain * Tamaudun, at Shuri, Okinawa Taiyuin Honden Ai no ma.jpg, Taiyū-in Reibyō at Nikkō, Tochigi Prefecture Sennyuji Kyoto11o4592.jpg, Tsuki no wa no misasagi in Sennyū-ji, Kyoto Fushimi momoyaja jyou 13.jpg, Fushimi Momoyama no Misasagi in Kyoto,

Kyoto Prefecture is a Prefectures of Japan, prefecture of Japan located in the Kansai region of Honshu. Kyoto Prefecture has a population of 2,561,358 () and has a geographic area of . Kyoto Prefecture borders Fukui Prefecture to the northeast, Shiga Prefecture ...

HO Mausoleum EntranceIn KyotoJapan.jpg, The entrance to Higashi Otani Mausoleum, Kyoto

Malaysia

* Makam Pahlawan at National Mosque of Malaysia,

Kuala Lumpur Kuala Lumpur (KL), officially the Federal Territory of Kuala Lumpur, is the capital city and a Federal Territories of Malaysia, federal territory of Malaysia. It is the largest city in the country, covering an area of with a census population ...

* Makam Diraja Mahmoodiah at Bukit Mahmoodiah in Jalan Mahmoodiah,

Johor Bahru Johor Bahru, abbreviated as JB, is the capital city of the Malaysian state of Johor. It is the core city of Johor Bahru District, Malaysia's second-largest district by population and the second-largest district economy. Covering an area of ...

Johor Johor, also spelled Johore,'' is a States and federal territories of Malaysia, state of Malaysia in the south of the Malay Peninsula. It borders with Pahang, Malacca and Negeri Sembilan to the north. Johor has maritime borders with Singapore ...

* Hang Kasturi Mausoleum at Jonker Walk, Melaka City, Melaka * Kedah Royal Mausoleum at Langgar, Kota Setar District,

Kedah Kedah (), also known by its honorific Darul Aman (Islam), Aman (دار الأمان; Arabic for 'The Safe Abode') and historically as Queda, is a States and federal territories of Malaysia, state of Malaysia, located in the northwestern part of ...

* Kelantan Royal Mausoleum * Al-Ghufran Royal Mausoleum at Bukit Chandan in Jalan Istana, Kuala Kangsar * Hang Jebat Mausoleum in Melaka City, Melaka * Shah Alam Royal Mausoleum * Tun Teja Mausoleum in Merlimau, Jasin District, Melaka * Seri Menanti Royal Mausoleum * Sultan Abdul Samad Mausoleum in Jugra,

Banting Banting is a town and the seat of Kuala Langat District, Selangor, Malaysia. Banting has a population of 93,497. The postal code for Banting is 42700 and is administered by the Zone of 15 and 19 of the Kuala Langat Municipal Council. It is situ ...

Selangor Selangor ( ; ), also known by the Arabic language, Arabic honorific Darul Ehsan, or "Abode of Sincerity", is one of the 13 states of Malaysia. It is on the west coast of Peninsular Malaysia and is bordered by Perak to the north, Pahang to the e ...

Mahmoodiah Royal Mausoleum.jpg, Makam Diraja Mahmoodiah at Bukit Mahmoodiah in Jalan Mahmoodiah,

Pakistan

Tomb of Jahangir The Mughal Empire, Mughal emperor Jahangir is buried in a mausoleum dating from 1637, located in Shahdara Bagh near city of Lahore, along the banks of River Ravi, in Punjab, Pakistan. The site is famous for its interiors that are extensively embe ...

at Shahdara, near

Lahore Lahore ( ; ; ) is the capital and largest city of the Administrative units of Pakistan, Pakistani province of Punjab, Pakistan, Punjab. It is the List of cities in Pakistan by population, second-largest city in Pakistan, after Karachi, and ...

, Pakistan. * Mazar-e-Quaid at

Karachi Karachi is the capital city of the Administrative units of Pakistan, province of Sindh, Pakistan. It is the List of cities in Pakistan by population, largest city in Pakistan and 12th List of largest cities, largest in the world, with a popul ...

, Pakistan * Tomb of Allama Iqbal at

, Pakistan * Data Durbar at

, Pakistan * Samadhi of Maharaja Ranjit Singh in Lahore, Pakistan * Bhutto family mausoleum, Garhi Khuda Bakhsh,

Sindh Sindh ( ; ; , ; abbr. SD, historically romanized as Sind (caliphal province), Sind or Scinde) is a Administrative units of Pakistan, province of Pakistan. Located in the Geography of Pakistan, southeastern region of the country, Sindh is t ...

, Pakistan Tomb Jinnah.jpg, Muhammad Ali Jinnah Mausoleum in

, Pakistan "Samadhi of Ranjit Singh at Sunrise.".jpg, Samadhi of Ranjit Singh, founder of the Sikh Empire at

, Pakistan Grave of Sultan Qutb al-Din Aibak.jpg, Tomb of Qutb ud-Din Aibak, founder of the

Delhi Sultanate The Delhi Sultanate or the Sultanate of Delhi was a Medieval India, late medieval empire primarily based in Delhi that stretched over large parts of the Indian subcontinent for more than three centuries.

, Pakistan Shrine Of Allo Mahar sharif.jpg, Shrine of Islamic Naqshbandi saints of Allo Mahar Sharif. Muhammad Allama Iqbal’s Tomb.JPG, Tomb of Allama Iqbal at

, Pakistan 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 Manila, officially the City of Manila, is the Capital of the Philippines, capital and second-most populous city of the Philippines after Quezon City, with a population of 1,846,513 people in 2020. Located on the eastern shore of Manila Bay on ...

, Philippines, houses the remains of Dr. Jose Rizal, national hero of the Philippines. * Aguinaldo Shrine in Kawit, Cavite, Philippines. * Mausoleum of the Veterans of the Revolution, enshrining participants in the 1896

revolution In political science, a revolution (, 'a turn around') is a rapid, fundamental transformation of a society's class, state, ethnic or religious structures. According to sociologist Jack Goldstone, all revolutions contain "a common set of elements ...

against the

Spanish Empire The Spanish Empire, sometimes referred to as the Hispanic Monarchy (political entity), Hispanic Monarchy or the Catholic Monarchy, was a colonial empire that existed between 1492 and 1976. In conjunction with the Portuguese Empire, it ushered ...

. * Quezon Memorial, in

Quezon City Quezon City (, ; ), also known as the City of Quezon and Q.C. (read and pronounced in Filipino language, Filipino as Kyusi), is the richest and List of cities in the Philippines, most populous city in the Philippines. According to the 2020 c ...

, Philippines, houses the remains of President Manuel L. Quezon and his wife,

Aurora An aurora ( aurorae or auroras), also commonly known as the northern lights (aurora borealis) or southern lights (aurora australis), is a natural light display in Earth's sky, predominantly observed in high-latitude regions (around the Arc ...

. * Marcos Museum and Mausoleum in Batac, Ilocos Norte, Philippines, housing the remains of President

Ferdinand Marcos Ferdinand Emmanuel Edralin Marcos Sr. (September 11, 1917 – September 28, 1989) was a Filipino lawyer, politician, dictator, and Kleptocracy, kleptocrat who served as the tenth president of the Philippines from 1965 to 1986. He ruled the c ...

Taiwan

* National Chiang Kai-shek Memorial Hall,

Taipei , nickname = The City of Azaleas , image_map = , map_caption = , pushpin_map = Taiwan#Asia#Pacific Ocean#Earth , coordinates = , subdivision_type = Country ...

Taiwan Taiwan, officially the Republic of China (ROC), is a country in East Asia. The main geography of Taiwan, island of Taiwan, also known as ''Formosa'', lies between the East China Sea, East and South China Seas in the northwestern Pacific Ocea ...

. * National Dr. Sun Yat-sen Memorial Hall,

Taipei , nickname = The City of Azaleas , image_map = , map_caption = , pushpin_map = Taiwan#Asia#Pacific Ocean#Earth , coordinates = , subdivision_type = Country ...

. * Mausoleum of late President Chiang Kai-shek, Taoyuan,

. * Mausoleum of late President Chiang Ching-kuo, Taoyuan,

. * Chen Tsyr-shiou Memorial Park, Former Mausoleum and Memorial of late Vice President Chen Cheng, Taishan District, New Taipei,

. Chiang Kai-shek memorial amk.jpg, National Chiang Kai-shek Memorial Hall in

Taipei , nickname = The City of Azaleas , image_map = , map_caption = , pushpin_map = Taiwan#Asia#Pacific Ocean#Earth , coordinates = , subdivision_type = Country ...

Cihu Chiang residence courtyard.JPG, Mausoleum of late President Chiang in Taoyuan, Taiwan

Others

* Konbaung tombs are a collection of mausoleums built by Konbaung Dynasty kings in Mandalay, Amarapura, and Inwa,

Myanmar Myanmar, officially the Republic of the Union of Myanmar; and also referred to as Burma (the official English name until 1989), is a country in northwest Southeast Asia. It is the largest country by area in Mainland Southeast Asia and has ...

. * Kandawmin Garden Mausolea,

. * Martyrs' Mausoleum,

. * Royal Cemetery at Wat Ratchabophit,

Thailand Thailand, officially the Kingdom of Thailand and historically known as Siam (the official name until 1939), is a country in Southeast Asia on the Mainland Southeast Asia, Indochinese Peninsula. With a population of almost 66 million, it spa ...

* Royal Tombs of the Joseon Dynasty,

Korea Korea is a peninsular region in East Asia consisting of the Korean Peninsula, Jeju Island, and smaller islands. Since the end of World War II in 1945, it has been politically Division of Korea, divided at or near the 38th parallel north, 3 ...

* Kim Koo Museum and Hyochang Park,

Seoul Seoul, officially Seoul Special Metropolitan City, is the capital city, capital and largest city of South Korea. The broader Seoul Metropolitan Area, encompassing Seoul, Gyeonggi Province and Incheon, emerged as the world's List of cities b ...

Republic of Korea South Korea, officially the Republic of Korea (ROK), is a country in East Asia. It constitutes the southern half of the Korea, Korean Peninsula and borders North Korea along the Korean Demilitarized Zone, with the Yellow Sea to the west and t ...

(South Korea) * Bandaranaike family Estate in Horagolla Bandaranaike Samadhi,

Sri Lanka Sri Lanka, officially the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka, also known historically as Ceylon, is an island country in South Asia. It lies in the Indian Ocean, southwest of the Bay of Bengal, separated from the Indian subcontinent, ...

* Kurjey Lhakhang, Bumthang Valley, Bumthang District,

Bhutan Bhutan, officially the Kingdom of Bhutan, is a landlocked country in South Asia, in the Eastern Himalayas between China to the north and northwest and India to the south and southeast. With a population of over 727,145 and a territory of , ...

* Silver Pagoda, Phnom Penh,

Cambodia Cambodia, officially the Kingdom of Cambodia, is a country in Southeast Asia on the Mainland Southeast Asia, Indochinese Peninsula. It is bordered by Thailand to the northwest, Laos to the north, and Vietnam to the east, and has a coastline ...

* Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum,

Hanoi Hanoi ( ; ; ) is the Capital city, capital and List of cities in Vietnam, second-most populous city of Vietnam. The name "Hanoi" translates to "inside the river" (Hanoi is bordered by the Red River (Asia), Red and Black River (Asia), Black Riv ...

, Vietnam * Kumsusan Palace of the Sun or Kim Il Sung Mausoleum,

Pyongyang Pyongyang () is the Capital city, capital and largest city of North Korea, where it is sometimes labeled as the "Capital of the Revolution" (). Pyongyang is located on the Taedong River about upstream from its mouth on the Yellow Sea. Accordi ...

, Democratic People's Republic of Korea (North Korea) Sejong tomb 2.jpg, Yeongneung, King Sejong's mausoleum in Yeoju, South Korea Kumsusan Memorial Palace, Pyongyang.jpg, Kumsusan Palace of the Sun,

Kim Il Sung Kim Il Sung (born Kim Song Ju; 15 April 1912 – 8 July 1994) was a North Korean politician and the founder of North Korea, which he led as its first Supreme Leader (North Korean title), supreme leader from North Korea#Founding, its establishm ...

and Kim Jong Il's mausoleum in

, North Korea Lăng chủ tịch Hồ Chí Minh về đêm.jpg, Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum in

, Vietnam 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 Turkmenistan is a landlocked country in Central Asia bordered by Kazakhstan to the northwest, Uzbekistan to the north, east and northeast, Afghanistan to the southeast, Iran to the south and southwest and the Caspian Sea to the west. Ash ...

Asia, western

Iran

* Mausoleum of Cyrus the Great in Pasargadae *

Naqsh-e Rustam Naqsh-e Rostam (; , ) is an ancient archeological site and necropolis located about 13 km northwest of Persepolis, in Fars province, Iran. A collection of ancient Iranian rock reliefs are cut into the face of the mountain and the mountain ...

at Persepolis, containing the tombs of Persian Achaemenid kings (522-486 BCE) * Tomb of Ferdowsi in Mashhad * Tomb of Hafez (Hāfezieh) in Shiraz * Imam Reza shrine in Mashhad * Mausoleum of Khomeini in

Tehran Tehran (; , ''Tehrân'') is the capital and largest city of Iran. It is the capital of Tehran province, and the administrative center for Tehran County and its Central District (Tehran County), Central District. With a population of around 9. ...

Iraq

* Imam Husayn Mosque, Karbala – according to Shī‘ah belief, the head and body of

, along with all others who fell at the Battle of Karbala are buried there

Israel

* Shrine of the Báb in

Haifa Haifa ( ; , ; ) is the List of cities in Israel, third-largest city in Israel—after Jerusalem and Tel Aviv—with a population of in . The city of Haifa forms part of the Haifa metropolitan area, the third-most populous metropolitan area i ...

* Shrine of Bahá'u'lláh in

Acre The acre ( ) is a Unit of measurement, unit of land area used in the Imperial units, British imperial and the United States customary units#Area, United States customary systems. It is traditionally defined as the area of one Chain (unit), ch ...

Jordan

Al-Khazneh Al-Khazneh (; , "The Treasury"), also known as Khazneh el-Far'oun (treasury of the pharaoh), is one of the most elaborate rock-cut tombs in Petra, a city of the Nabatean Kingdom inhabited by the Arabs in ancient times. As with most of the other ...

at Petra * Mausoleum of Maussollos at Halicarnassus

Pallestine

* Mausoleum of Yasser Arafat in

Ramallah Ramallah ( , ; ) is a Palestinians, Palestinian city in the central West Bank, that serves as the administrative capital of the State of Palestine. It is situated on the Judaean Mountains, north of Jerusalem, at an average elevation of abov ...

, West Bank

Turkey

* Anıtkabir mausoleum of Atatürk the founder of the

Republic of Turkey Turkey, officially the Republic of Türkiye, is a country mainly located in Anatolia in West Asia, with a relatively small part called East Thrace in Southeast Europe. It borders the Black Sea to the north; Georgia (country), Georgia, Armen ...

Ankara Ankara is the capital city of Turkey and List of national capitals by area, the largest capital by area in the world. Located in the Central Anatolia Region, central part of Anatolia, the city has a population of 5,290,822 in its urban center ( ...

* Celal Bayar Mausoleum in Bursa * Adnan Menderes's Mausoleum, in

Istanbul Istanbul is the List of largest cities and towns in Turkey, largest city in Turkey, constituting the country's economic, cultural, and historical heart. With Demographics of Istanbul, a population over , it is home to 18% of the Demographics ...

* Turgut Özal's Mausoleum, in

* Süleyman Demirel Mausoleum in Atabey

United Arab Emirates

* Sheikh Zayed Grand Mosque in

Abu Dhabi Abu Dhabi is the capital city of the United Arab Emirates. The city is the seat of the Abu Dhabi Central Capital District, the capital city of the Emirate of Abu Dhabi, and the UAE's List of cities in the United Arab Emirates, second-most popu ...

Gallery

File:Anıtkabir, Ankara.jpg, Anıtkabir, the mausoleum of

Mustafa Kemal Atatürk Mustafa Kemal Atatürk ( 1881 – 10 November 1938) was a Turkish field marshal and revolutionary statesman who was the founding father of the Republic of Turkey, serving as its first President of Turkey, president from 1923 until Death an ...

, Turkey File:Seyed Ruhollah Khomeini's tomb in 2023.jpeg, Mausoleum of Khomeini in

, Iran File:Hafez Fixed.jpg, Tomb of Hafez (Hāfezieh) in Shiraz, Iran File:Mausoleum of Hafez al-Assad 2.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, The Green Dome, mausoleum of

Abu Bakr Abd Allah ibn Abi Quhafa (23 August 634), better known by his ''Kunya (Arabic), kunya'' Abu Bakr, was a senior Sahaba, companion, the closest friend, and father-in-law of Muhammad. He served as the first caliph of the Rashidun Caliphate, ruli ...

, and Omar I, located in the

Prophet's Mosque The Prophet's Mosque () is the List of the oldest mosques, second mosque built by the Prophets and messengers in Islam, Islamic prophet Muhammad in Islam, Muhammad in Medina, after the Quba Mosque, as well as the second List of large mosques, la ...

Medina Medina, officially al-Madinah al-Munawwarah (, ), also known as Taybah () and known in pre-Islamic times as Yathrib (), is the capital of Medina Province (Saudi Arabia), Medina Province in the Hejaz region of western Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, ...

, 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 Cyrus II of Persia ( ; 530 BC), commonly known as Cyrus the Great, was the founder of the Achaemenid Empire. Achaemenid dynasty (i. The clan and dynasty) Hailing from Persis, he brought the Achaemenid dynasty to power by defeating the Media ...

in Pasargadae, Iran File:Rashed belah tomb.jpg, Mausoleum of later Abbasid Caliph Ar-Rashid bi-llāh

Europe

* Imperial Crypt in Austria * Church of Our Lady of Laeken in Belgium * Batenberg Mausoleum in

Sofia Sofia is the Capital city, capital and List of cities and towns in Bulgaria, largest city of Bulgaria. It is situated in the Sofia Valley at the foot of the Vitosha mountain, in the western part of the country. The city is built west of the Is ...

, Bulgaria * Cathedral of Saint Domnius in

Split, Croatia Split (, ), historically known as Spalato (; ; see #Name, other names), is the List of cities and towns in Croatia, second-largest city of Croatia after the capital Zagreb, the largest city in Dalmatia and the largest city on the Croatian coast ...

* Royal Mausoleum and the Duchess of Kent's Mausoleum, Frogmore, Windsor, England * Trentham Mausoleum near

Stoke-on-Trent Stoke-on-Trent (often abbreviated to Stoke) is a city and Unitary authorities of England, unitary authority area in Staffordshire, England. It has an estimated population of 259,965 as of 2022, making it the largest settlement in Staffordshire ...

, England * Juselius Mausoleum in Finland * in France * Panthéon, Paris in France * Bismarck Mausoleum outside Friedrichsruh in northern Germany *

Lajos Batthyány Count Lajos Batthyány de Németújvár (; ; 10 February 1807 – 6 October 1849) was the first Prime Minister of Hungary. He was born in Pozsony (modern-day Bratislava) on 10 February 1807, and was executed by firing squad in Pest, Hungary, Pe ...

's Mausoleum in

Budapest Budapest is the Capital city, capital and List of cities and towns of Hungary, most populous city of Hungary. It is the List of cities in the European Union by population within city limits, tenth-largest city in the European Union by popul ...

, Hungary * Mausoleum of Augustus in

, Italy. * Mausoleum of Hadrian in

, Italy * Pantheon, Rome in Italy * Mausoleum of Theodoric in Ravenna, Italy * Mausoleum of Galla Placidia in Ravenna, Italy *

Wilhelm II Wilhelm II (Friedrich Wilhelm Viktor Albert; 27 January 18594 June 1941) was the last German Emperor and King of Prussia from 1888 until Abdication of Wilhelm II, his abdication in 1918, which marked the end of the German Empire as well as th ...

Mausoleum in Doorn, Netherlands * National Pantheon / Church of Santa Engrácia in

Lisbon Lisbon ( ; ) is the capital and largest city of Portugal, with an estimated population of 567,131, as of 2023, within its administrative limits and 3,028,000 within the Lisbon Metropolitan Area, metropolis, as of 2025. Lisbon is mainlan ...

, Portugal * Mausoleum of Marasesti in Marasesti, Romania * Peter and Paul Cathedral in St. Petersburg, Russia * Cathedral of the Archangel in

Moscow Moscow is the Capital city, capital and List of cities and towns in Russia by population, largest city of Russia, standing on the Moskva (river), Moskva River in Central Russia. It has a population estimated at over 13 million residents with ...

, Russia * Lenin's Mausoleum in

, Russia * Hamilton Mausoleum at Hamilton, Scotland * Damat Ali-Pasha Mausoleum,

Belgrade Belgrade is the Capital city, capital and List of cities in Serbia, largest city of Serbia. It is located at the confluence of the Sava and Danube rivers and at the crossroads of the Pannonian Basin, Pannonian Plain and the Balkan Peninsula. T ...

, Serbia * House of Flowers in

, Serbia * House of Karađorđević Mausoleum, St. George's Church, Oplenac in Topola, Serbia * Valle de los Caídos in San Lorenzo de El Escorial, Spain Cathédrale Saint-Louis-des-Invalides, 140309 2.jpg, in Paris, France Paris Pantheon Outside.JPG, The Panthéon in

Paris Paris () is the Capital city, capital and List of communes in France with over 20,000 inhabitants, largest city of France. With an estimated population of 2,048,472 residents in January 2025 in an area of more than , Paris is the List of ci ...

, France Juselius mausoleum.jpg, Jusélius Mausoleum at the Käppärä Cemetery in

Pori Pori (; ; ) is a city in Finland and the regional capital of Satakunta. It is located on the west coast of the country, on the Gulf of Bothnia. The population of Pori is approximately , while the Pori sub-region, sub-region has a population of a ...

, Finland Njegošev mauzolej na Lovćenu, 2013-05-04 - panoramio (1).jpg, Mausoleum of Njegoš in Lovćen, Montenegro Mauzoleumlenina (cropped).jpeg, Lenin's Mausoleum in

, Russia Tito's mausoleu entrance.JPG, House of Flowers in Belgrade, Serbia Church of St. George in Topola (by Pudelek) 1.JPG, Oplenac in Topola, Serbia SPA-2014-San Lorenzo de El Escorial-Valley of the Fallen (Valle de los Caídos).jpg, Valle de los Caídos in San Lorenzo de El Escorial, Spain

South America

Argentina

* La Recoleta Cemetery,

Buenos Aires Buenos Aires, controlled by the government of the Autonomous City of Buenos Aires, is the Capital city, capital and largest city of Argentina. It is located on the southwest of the Río de la Plata. Buenos Aires is classified as an Alpha− glob ...

* Buenos Aires Metropolitan Cathedral, mausoleum of José de San Martín * Mausoleum of Néstor Kirchner, Río Gallegos, Santa Cruz *

Cathedral of La Plata The Cathedral of La Plata in La Plata, Argentina, dedicated to the Immaculate Conception, is the 58th List of tallest churches in the world, tallest church in the world. This Neogothic edifice is located in the geographical center of the city, f ...

, mausoleum of Dardo Rocha San Martin's Grave.jpg, Buenos Aires Metropolitan Cathedral, mausoleum of General San Martín in

, Argentina

Bolivia

* Cathedral Basilica of Our Lady of Peace, La Paz, mausoleum of Andrés de Santa Cruz * Cementerio General de

Cochabamba Cochabamba (; ) is a city and municipality in central Bolivia in a valley in the Andes mountain range. It is the capital (political), capital of the Cochabamba Department and the list of cities in Bolivia, fourth largest city in Bolivia, with ...

, mausoleum of "general del pueblo" René Barrientos Ortuño 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

Brazil

* Obelisk of São Paulo, mausoleum to the heroes of the Constitutionalist Revolution in

São Paulo São Paulo (; ; Portuguese for 'Paul the Apostle, Saint Paul') is the capital of the São Paulo (state), state of São Paulo, as well as the List of cities in Brazil by population, most populous city in Brazil, the List of largest cities in the ...

* Chico Xavier mausoleum in Uberaba,

Minas Gerais Minas Gerais () is one of the 27 federative units of Brazil, being the fourth largest state by area and the second largest in number of inhabitants with a population of 20,539,989 according to the 2022 Brazilian census, 2022 census. Located in ...

* São João Batista Cemetery,

Rio de Janeiro Rio de Janeiro, or simply Rio, is the capital of the Rio de Janeiro (state), state of Rio de Janeiro. It is the List of cities in Brazil by population, second-most-populous city in Brazil (after São Paulo) and the Largest cities in the America ...

* Monument to the Independence of Brazil in São Paulo * JK Memorial in Brasília, Federal District *

Monument to the dead of World War II A monument is a type of structure that was explicitly created to commemorate a person or event, or which has become relevant to a social group as a part of their remembrance of historic times or cultural heritage, due to its artistic, historical ...

, Rio de Janeiro * Imperial Mausoleum, the final resting place of Emperor

Pedro II of Brazil ''Don (honorific), Dom'' PedroII (Pedro de Alcântara João Carlos Leopoldo Salvador Bibiano Francisco Xavier de Paula Leocádio Miguel Gabriel Rafael Gonzaga; 2 December 1825 – 5 December 1891), nicknamed the Magnanimous (), was the List o ...

and other members of the Brazilian imperial family Vista aérea do Monumento à Independência.jpg, The Monument to the Independence of Brazil in

houses the sarcophagi of Emperor Pedro I of Brazil (also King of Portugal as Pedro IV) and his two wives Petropolis-Cathedral1.jpg, The Imperial Mausoleum in the Cathedral of São Pedro de Alcântara in Petrópolis, Brazil. It is the final resting place of Emperor

and other members of the Brazilian imperial family Convento de Santo Antônio do Largo da Carioca 09.jpg, A mausoleum containing the remains of several Brazilian royals, as well as those of

Franciscan The Franciscans are a group of related organizations in the Catholic Church, founded or inspired by the Italian saint Francis of Assisi. They include three independent Religious institute, religious orders for men (the Order of Friars Minor bei ...

friars, in the Convent of Santo Antônio, Rio de Janeiro File:Pracinhas-CCBY.jpg, The

in Rio de Janeiro. The below grade mausoleum holds the remains of 467 servicemen of the Brazilian Expeditionary Force who died in action in Italy during

World War II World War II or the Second World War (1 September 1939 – 2 September 1945) was a World war, global conflict between two coalitions: the Allies of World War II, Allies and the Axis powers. World War II by country, Nearly all of the wo ...

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 founded by Kubitschek himself

Chile

* Altar de la Patria of Chile * Cementerio General de Santiago, Chile Altar de la patria chile.jpg, Altar de la Patria of Chile

Colombia

* Central Cemetery of Bogotá, Colombia

Ecuador

* San Diego Cemetery,

Quito Quito (; ), officially San Francisco de Quito, is the capital city, capital and second-largest city of Ecuador, with an estimated population of 2.8 million in its metropolitan area. It is also the capital of the province of Pichincha Province, P ...

* Cathedral of Quito

Paraguay

* National Pantheon of the Heroes Gran Panteón de Asunción by Felipe Méndez.jpg, National Pantheon of the Heroes in Asuncion, Paraguay

Peru

* Panteón de los Próceres * Presbítero Maestro, mausoleum and museum in

Lima Lima ( ; ), founded in 1535 as the Ciudad de los Reyes (, Spanish for "City of Biblical Magi, Kings"), is the capital and largest city of Peru. It is located in the valleys of the Chillón River, Chillón, Rímac River, Rímac and Lurín Rive ...

* Metropolitan Cathedral of Lima Panteón de los Próceres.JPG, Presbitero Maestro mausoleum and museum in

, Peru

Uruguay

* Artigas Mausoleum, mausoleum of

José Gervasio Artigas José Gervasio Artigas Arnal (; June 19, 1764 – September 23, 1850) was a soldier and statesman who is regarded as a national hero in Uruguay and the father of Uruguayan nationhood. Born in Montevideo, Artigas enlisted in the Spanish ...

File:Artigas Pza Indep2.jpg, Monument at the entrance of the Artigas Mausoleum in

Montevideo Montevideo (, ; ) is the capital city, capital and List of cities in Uruguay, largest city of Uruguay. According to the 2023 census, the city proper has a population of 1,302,954 (about 37.2% of the country's total population) in an area of . M ...

, Uruguay. File:Artigas mausoleum.JPG, Inside of the Artigas Mausoleum.

Venezuela

* National Pantheon of Venezuela, mausoleum of

Simón Bolívar Simón José Antonio de la Santísima Trinidad Bolívar y Palacios (24July 178317December 1830) was a Venezuelan statesman and military officer who led what are currently the countries of Colombia, Venezuela, Ecuador, Peru, Panama, and Bol ...

Panteón Nacional de Venezuela desde el MINCI.jpg, National Pantheon of Venezuela, mausoleum of

Caracas Caracas ( , ), officially Santiago de León de Caracas (CCS), is the capital and largest city of Venezuela, and the center of the Metropolitan Region of Caracas (or Greater Caracas). Caracas is located along the Guaire River in the northern p ...

, Venezuela

North America

Canada

* Beechwood Cemetery in Vanier, Ottawa, Ontario * Chapel Lawn Cemetery in

Winnipeg Winnipeg () is the capital and largest city of the Provinces and territories of Canada, Canadian province of Manitoba. It is centred on the confluence of the Red River of the North, Red and Assiniboine River, Assiniboine rivers. , Winnipeg h ...

, Manitoba * Eaton family mausoleum at Mount Pleasant Cemetery in

Toronto Toronto ( , locally pronounced or ) is the List of the largest municipalities in Canada by population, most populous city in Canada. It is the capital city of the Provinces and territories of Canada, Canadian province of Ontario. With a p ...

Ontario Ontario is the southernmost Provinces and territories of Canada, province of Canada. Located in Central Canada, Ontario is the Population of Canada by province and territory, country's most populous province. As of the 2021 Canadian census, it ...

* Fairview Mausoleum in

Niagara Falls, Ontario Niagara Falls is a city in Ontario, Canada, adjacent to, and named after, Niagara Falls. As of the Canada 2021 Census, 2021 census, the city had a population of 94,415. The city is located on the Niagara Peninsula along the western bank of the ...

* Francis Nicholson Darke's mausoleum at Regina Cemetery in

Regina, Saskatchewan Regina ( ) is the capital city of the Provinces and territories of Canada, Canadian province of Saskatchewan. The city is the second-largest in the province, and is a commercial centre for southern Saskatchewan. As of the 2021 Canadian census, ...

* Hamilton Cemetery in

Hamilton, Ontario Hamilton is a port city in the Canadian Provinces and territories of Canada, province of Ontario. Hamilton has a 2021 Canadian census, population of 569,353 (2021), and its Census Metropolitan Area, census metropolitan area, which encompasses ...

* Hart Massey's mausoleum at Mount Pleasant Cemetery in Toronto, Ontario * Hillcrest Memorial Gardens in

Saskatoon Saskatoon () is the largest city in the Provinces and territories of Canada, Canadian province of Saskatchewan. It straddles a bend in the South Saskatchewan River in the central region of the province. It is located along the Trans-Canada Hig ...

, Saskatchewan * Holy Cross Cemetery (Edmonton) in

Edmonton Edmonton is the capital city of the Provinces and territories of Canada, Canadian province of Alberta. It is situated on the North Saskatchewan River and is the centre of the Edmonton Metropolitan Region, which is surrounded by Central Alberta ...

, Alberta * Larson Mausoleum in Lang, Saskatchewan * Mount Royal Cemetery, Outremont, Quebec * Mountain View Cemetery (Vancouver) in

Vancouver Vancouver is a major city in Western Canada, located in the Lower Mainland region of British Columbia. As the List of cities in British Columbia, most populous city in the province, the 2021 Canadian census recorded 662,248 people in the cit ...

, British Columbia * Notre Dame des Neiges Cemetery, Cote-des-Neiges-Notre-Dame-de-Grace,

Montreal Montreal is the List of towns in Quebec, largest city in the Provinces and territories of Canada, province of Quebec, the List of the largest municipalities in Canada by population, second-largest in Canada, and the List of North American cit ...

, Quebec * Queen's Park Mausoleum in

Calgary Calgary () is a major city in the Canadian province of Alberta. As of 2021, the city proper had a population of 1,306,784 and a metropolitan population of 1,481,806 making it the third-largest city and fifth-largest metropolitan area in C ...

, Alberta * Sir Henry Pellatt's mausoleum at Park Lawn Cemetery in

Etobicoke Etobicoke (, ) is an administrative district and former city within Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Comprising the city's west end, Etobicoke is bordered on the south by Lake Ontario, on the east by the Humber River (Ontario), Humber River, on the ...

, 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 The National Pantheon was built from 1714 to 1746 by the Spaniard Geronimo Quezada y Garçon and was originally a Jesuit church. The structure was constructed in the neoclassical architecture, neoclassic-renaissance architecture, renaissance sty ...

El Salvador

* Los Ilustres Cemetery * San Salvador Cathedral

Guatemala

* Guatemala City General Cemetery

Haiti

Haiti Haiti, officially the Republic of Haiti, is a country on the island of Hispaniola in the Caribbean Sea, east of Cuba and Jamaica, and south of the Bahamas. It occupies the western three-eighths of the island, which it shares with the Dominican ...

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

Mexico

* El Ángel Victory column and mausoleum to the heroes of the Mexican Independence in

Mexico City Mexico City is the capital city, capital and List of cities in Mexico, largest city of Mexico, as well as the List of North American cities by population, most populous city in North America. It is one of the most important cultural and finan ...

* Monumento a la Revolución monument commemorating and mausoleum to the heroes of the

Mexican Revolution The Mexican Revolution () was an extended sequence of armed regional conflicts in Mexico from 20 November 1910 to 1 December 1920. It has been called "the defining event of modern Mexican history". It saw the destruction of the Federal Army, its ...

in Mexico City * Mexico City Metropolitan Cathedral, Mexico City * Jardines Del Humaya, a cemetery with opulent multi-story and air-conditioned mausoleums of Mexican drug cartel members Monumento a la Independencia (El Angel).jpg, El Ángel Victory column and mausoleum to the heroes of the Mexican Independence in

, Mexico Monumento a la revolución2017.jpg, Monumento a la Revolución monument commemorating and mausoleum to the heroes of the

in Mexico City, Mexico

Nicaragua

Central Park Central Park is an urban park between the Upper West Side and Upper East Side neighborhoods of Manhattan in New York City, and the first landscaped park in the United States. It is the List of parks in New York City, sixth-largest park in the ...

Managua Managua () is the capital city, capital and largest city of Nicaragua, and one of the List of largest cities in Central America, largest cities in Central America. Located on the shores of Lake Managua, the city had an estimated population of 1, ...

Panama

* Omar Torrijos Mausoleum, Amador,

Panama City Panama City, also known as Panama, is the capital and largest city of Panama. It has a total population of 1,086,990, with over 2,100,000 in its metropolitan area. The city is located at the Pacific Ocean, Pacific entrance of the Panama Canal, i ...

United States

* Henry Flagler's mausoleum in St. Augustine, Florida * Presidential memorials in the United States and Presidents' graves of the United States ** Grant's Tomb in

New York, New York New York, often called New York City (NYC), is the List of United States cities by population, most populous city in the United States, located at the southern tip of New York State on New York Harbor, one of the world's largest natural harb ...

** James A. Garfield Memorial in

Cleveland, Ohio Cleveland is a city in the U.S. state of Ohio and the county seat of Cuyahoga County, Ohio, Cuyahoga County. Located along the southern shore of Lake Erie, it is situated across the Canada–United States border, Canada–U.S. maritime border ...

** Abraham Lincoln's tomb in

Springfield, Illinois Springfield is the List of capitals in the United States, capital city of the U.S. state of Illinois. Its population was 114,394 at the 2020 United States census, which makes it the state's List of cities in Illinois, seventh-most populous cit ...

* MacArthur Memorial in

Norfolk, Virginia Norfolk ( ) is an independent city (United States), independent city in the U.S. state of Virginia. It had a population of 238,005 at the 2020 United States census, 2020 census, making it the List of cities in Virginia, third-most populous city ...

* Crown Hill Memorial Park in

Dallas Dallas () is a city in the U.S. state of Texas and the most populous city in the Dallas–Fort Worth metroplex, the List of Texas metropolitan areas, most populous metropolitan area in Texas and the Metropolitan statistical area, fourth-most ...

Texas Texas ( , ; or ) is the most populous U.S. state, state in the South Central United States, South Central region of the United States. It borders Louisiana to the east, Arkansas to the northeast, Oklahoma to the north, New Mexico to the we ...

* Elmwood Cemetery and Mausoleum in

Birmingham, Alabama Birmingham ( ) is a city in the north central region of Alabama, United States. It is the county seat of Jefferson County, Alabama, Jefferson County. The population was 200,733 at the 2020 United States census, 2020 census, making it the List ...

* Miles Mausoleum in

Arlington National Cemetery Arlington National Cemetery is the largest cemetery in the United States National Cemetery System, one of two maintained by the United States Army. More than 400,000 people are buried in its 639 acres (259 ha) in Arlington County, Virginia. ...

* Ferncliff Cemetery and Mausoleum in Hartsdale, New York * Forest Lawn Memorial Park in

Glendale, California Glendale is a city located primarily in the Verdugo Mountains region, with a small portion in the San Fernando Valley, of Los Angeles County, California, United States. It is located about north of downtown Los Angeles. As of 2024, Glendale ha ...

* Hillcrest Memorial Park in

Augusta, Georgia Augusta is a city on the central eastern border of the U.S. state of Georgia (U.S. state), Georgia. The city lies directly across the Savannah River from North Augusta, South Carolina at the head of its navigable portion. Augusta, the third mos ...

* Macon Memorial Park in

Macon, Georgia Macon ( ), officially Macon–Bibb County, is a consolidated city-county in Georgia (U.S. state), Georgia, United States. Situated near the Atlantic Seaboard fall line, fall line of the Ocmulgee River, it is southeast of Atlanta and near the ...

* Queen of Heaven Mausoleum in Queen of Heaven Cemetery, Hillside, Illinois * Rose Hills Memorial Park, Whittier, California * Wilhelm's Portland Memorial Funeral Home in

Portland, Oregon Portland ( ) is the List of cities in Oregon, most populous city in the U.S. state of Oregon, located in the Pacific Northwest region. Situated close to northwest Oregon at the confluence of the Willamette River, Willamette and Columbia River, ...

* Tacoma Mausoleum in

Tacoma, Washington Tacoma ( ) is the county seat of Pierce County, Washington, United States. A port city, it is situated along Washington's Puget Sound, southwest of Seattle, southwest of Bellevue, Washington, Bellevue, northeast of the state capital, Olympia ...

* Tombs of the Uga mascots inside Sanford Stadium in

Athens, Georgia Athens is a consolidated city-county in the U.S. state of Georgia (U.S. state), Georgia. Downtown Athens lies about northeast of downtown Atlanta. The University of Georgia, the state's flagship public university and an Research I university, ...

* 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 * Rapper Juice Wrld's mausoleum at Beverly Cemetery in Blue Island, Illinois * Mausoleo a los Heroes de El Polvorín, at Cementerio Civil de Ponce in

Ponce, Puerto Rico Ponce ( , , ) is a city and a Municipalities of Puerto Rico, municipality on the southern coast of Puerto Rico. The most populated city outside the San Juan, Puerto Rico, San Juan metropolitan area, Ponce was founded on August 12, 1692Some publ ...

Cemetery of the Holy Rood Section 6 2021c.jpg, Mausolea in Cemetery of the Holy Rood on

Long Island Long Island is a densely populated continental island in southeastern New York (state), New York state, extending into the Atlantic Ocean. It constitutes a significant share of the New York metropolitan area in both population and land are ...

, New York InsideSpringValleyMausoleum.jpg, The interior of the Spring Valley Mausoleum in

Minnesota Minnesota ( ) is a U.S. state, state in the Upper Midwestern region of the United States. It is bordered by the Canadian provinces of Manitoba and Ontario to the north and east and by the U.S. states of Wisconsin to the east, Iowa to the so ...

, listed on the

National Register of Historic Places The National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) is the Federal government of the United States, United States federal government's official United States National Register of Historic Places listings, list of sites, buildings, structures, Hist ...

Percival Lowell - Mausoleum 2013.jpg, Percival Lowell – Mausoleum 2013 at the Lowell Observatory in Flagstaff, Arizona

Oceania

* Massey Memorial in

Wellington Wellington is the capital city of New Zealand. It is located at the south-western tip of the North Island, between Cook Strait and the Remutaka Range. Wellington is the third-largest city in New Zealand (second largest in the North Island ...

, New Zealand, where New Zealand Prime Minister William Massey and his wife are interred. * Savage Memorial at Bastion Point in

Auckland Auckland ( ; ) is a large metropolitan city in the North Island of New Zealand. It has an urban population of about It is located in the greater Auckland Region, the area governed by Auckland Council, which includes outlying rural areas and ...

, New Zealand, where New Zealand Prime Minister Michael Joseph Savage is interred. * Tomb of the Unknown Soldier in the Hall of Memory at the Australian War Memorial in

Canberra Canberra ( ; ) is the capital city of Australia. Founded following the Federation of Australia, federation of the colonies of Australia as the seat of government for the new nation, it is Australia's list of cities in Australia, largest in ...

Australian Capital Territory The Australian Capital Territory (ACT), known as the Federal Capital Territory until 1938, is an internal States and territories of Australia, territory of Australia. Canberra, the capital city of Australia, is situated within the territory, an ...

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 Burial monuments and structures

Overview

Notable mausoleums

Africa

Algeria

Others

Asia, Eastern, Southern, Central, and Southeast

Afghanistan

Bangladesh

China

India

Indonesia

Japan

Malaysia

Pakistan

Philippines

Taiwan

Others

Asia, western

Iran

Iraq

Israel

Jordan

Pallestine

Turkey

United Arab Emirates

Gallery

Europe

South America

Argentina

Bolivia

Brazil

Chile

Colombia

Ecuador

Paraguay

Peru

Uruguay

Venezuela

North America

Canada

Cuba

Dominican Republic

El Salvador

Guatemala

Haiti

Mexico

Nicaragua

Panama

United States

Oceania

See also

Notes

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