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 A chamber tomb is a tomb for burial used in many different cultures. In the case of individual burials, the chamber is thought to signify a higher status for the interred than a simple grave. Built from rock or sometimes wood, the chambers could ...

of a deceased person or people. A mausoleum without the person's remains is called a

cenotaph A cenotaph is an empty grave, tomb or a monument erected in honor of a person or group of people whose remains are elsewhere or have been lost. It can also be the initial tomb for a person who has since been reinterred elsewhere. Although t ...

. A mausoleum may be considered a type of

tomb A tomb ( ''tumbos'') or sepulchre () is a repository for the remains of the dead. It is generally any structurally enclosed interment space or burial chamber, of varying sizes. Placing a corpse into a tomb can be called '' immurement'', alth ...

, or the tomb may be considered to be within the mausoleum.

Overview

The word ''mausoleum'' (from the ) derives from the

Mausoleum at Halicarnassus The Mausoleum at Halicarnassus or Tomb of Mausolus (; ) was a tomb built between 353 and 351 BC in Halicarnassus (present Bodrum, Turkey) for Mausolus, an Anatolian from Caria and a satrap in the Achaemenid Persian Empire, and his sister-wi ...

(near modern-day

Bodrum Bodrum () is a town and district of Muğla Province, Turkey. About 200 thousand people live in the district, which covers 650 km2 and includes the town. It is a port town at the entrance to the Gulf of Gökova. Known in ancient times as Hal ...

in Turkey), the grave of King

Mausolus Mausolus ( or , ''Mauśoλ'') was a ruler of Caria (377–353 Common Era, BCE) and a satrap of the Achaemenid Empire. He enjoyed the status of king or dynast by virtue of the powerful position created by his father Hecatomnus ( ), who was the fi ...

, the

Persian Persian may refer to: * People and things from Iran, historically called ''Persia'' in the English language ** Persians, the majority ethnic group in Iran, not to be conflated with the Iranic peoples ** Persian language, an Iranian language of the ...

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 The Seven Wonders of the Ancient World, also known as the Seven Wonders of the World or simply the Seven Wonders, is a list of seven notable structures present during classical antiquity, first established in the 1572 publication '' Octo Mundi M ...

. 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

Roman Empire The Roman Empire ruled the Mediterranean and much of Europe, Western Asia and North Africa. The Roman people, Romans conquered most of this during the Roman Republic, Republic, and it was ruled by emperors following Octavian's assumption of ...

, these were often in necropoles or along roadsides: the

via Appia Antica The Appian Way (Latin and Italian: Via Appia) is one of the earliest and strategically most important Roman roads of the ancient republic. It connected Rome to Brindisi, in southeast Italy. Its importance is indicated by its common name, record ...

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 A colony is a territory subject to a form of foreign rule, which rules the territory and its indigenous peoples separated from the foreign rulers, the colonizer, and their '' metropole'' (or "mother country"). This separated rule was often or ...

during the

early modern The early modern period is a Periodization, historical period that is defined either as part of or as immediately preceding the modern period, with divisions based primarily on the history of Europe and the broader concept of modernity. There i ...

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 A sarcophagus (: sarcophagi or sarcophaguses) is a coffin, most commonly carved in stone, and usually displayed above ground, though it may also be buried. The word ''sarcophagus'' comes from the Greek σάρξ ' meaning "flesh", and φ� ...

or interment niches. Modern mausolea may also act as

columbaria A columbarium (; pl. columbaria), also called a cinerarium, is a structure for the reverential and usually public storage of funerary urns holding Cremation, cremated remains of the dead. The term comes from the Latin ''wikt:columba, columba'' (do ...

(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 The Cathedral of Our Lady of the Angels (), informally known as the COLA or the Los Angeles Cathedral (), is the metropolitan cathedral of the Roman Catholic Church in Los Angeles, California, United States. It opened in 2002 and serves as the mo ...

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

catacomb Catacombs are man-made underground passages primarily used for religious purposes, particularly for burial. Any chamber used as a burial place is considered a catacomb, although the word is most commonly associated with the Roman Empire. Etym ...

s. 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 El Alia Cemetery () is a cemetery in the commune of Oued Smar, a suburb of Algiers, Algeria. It was established in 1928, following the donation of a plot of land by its owner Hamza El-Alia before his departure to Mecca. Notable interments ...

Oued Smar Oued Smar is a suburb of the city of Algiers in northern Algeria Algeria, officially the People's Democratic Republic of Algeria, is a country in the Maghreb region of North Africa. It is bordered to Algeria–Tunisia border, the northeast ...

. *

Jedars Jedars ( French spelling: Djeddars) are thirteen Berber mausoleums located south of Tiaret city in Algeria. The name is derived from the ''jidār'' (wall), which is used locally to refer to ancient monumental ruins. The pre-Islamic tombs date fro ...

, 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 Tiaret () or Tahert () is a major city in northwestern Algeria that gives its name to the wider farming region of Tiaret Province. Both the town and region lie south-west of the capital of Algiers in the western region of the Hautes Plaines, i ...

. *

Madghacen Madghacen (), also spelled Medracen or Medghassen or Medrassen or Madghis is a royal mausoleum-temple of the Berber Numidian Kings which stands near Batna city in Aurasius Mons in Numidia, Algeria. Though independent, the Numidian kingdom was i ...

, a royal Numidian mausoleum from the 3rd century, Batna. *

Royal Mausoleum of Mauretania The Royal Mausoleum of Mauretania is a funerary monument located on the road between Cherchell and Algiers, in Tipaza Province, Algeria. The mausoleum is the tomb where the Numidian Berber King Juba II (son of Juba I of Numidia) and the Queen Cle ...

, monumental grave of the

Numidian Numidia was the ancient kingdom of the Numidians in northwest Africa, initially comprising the territory that now makes up Algeria, but later expanding across what is today known as Tunisia and Libya. The polity was originally divided between ...

Berber king

Juba II Juba II of Mauretania (Latin: ''Gaius Iulius Iuba''; or ;Roller, Duane W. (2003) ''The World of Juba II and Kleopatra Selene'' "Routledge (UK)". pp. 1–3. . c. 48 BC – AD 23) was the son of Juba I and client king of Numidia (30–25 BC) and ...

and the Queen

Cleopatra Selene II Cleopatra Selene II (Ancient Greek, Greek: Κλεοπάτρα Σελήνη; summer 40 BC – BC; the numeration is modern) was a Ptolemaic dynasty, Ptolemaic princess, nominal Queen of Cyrenaica (34 BC – 30 BC) and Queen of Mauretania (25 BC ...

located on the road between

Cherchell Cherchell () is a town on Algeria's Mediterranean coast, west of Algiers. It is the seat of Cherchell District in Tipaza Province. Under the names Iol and Caesarea, it was formerly a Roman colony and the capital of the kingdoms of Numidia ...

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 Masinissa (''c.'' 238 BC – 148 BC), also spelled Massinissa, Massena and Massan, was an ancient Numidian king best known for leading a federation of Massylii Berber tribes during the Second Punic War (218–201 BC), ultimately uniting the ...

''(Soumâa)'' in

El Khroub El Khroub (Amazigh: ⵍⵅⵔⵓⴱ, ) is a town and commune in Constantine Province, Algeria. According to the 2008 census it has a population of 179,033.Mausoleum of Sidi Abderrahmane Et-Thaalibi The Zawiya Thaalibia () or the Abd al-Rahman al-Tha'alibi, Sidi Abd al-Rahman al-Tha'alibi Zawiya () is a Zawiya (institution), zawiya in the Casbah of Algiers in the Communes of Algeria, commune of Casbah in Algeria. The name "Thaalibia" relates ...

. 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 Frenda is a town and Communes of Algeria, commune in Tiaret Province in northwestern Algeria. It is best known for ancient Berber monumental tombs known as Jedars. Notable people * Larbi Belkheir - Algerian politician * Abdelkader Benayada - Alg ...

) 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 The Mausoleum of Mohammed V () is a mausoleum located across from the Hassan Tower in Rabat, Morocco. It contains the tombs of the Moroccan king Mohammed V and his two sons, late King Hassan II and Prince Abdallah. History Mohammed V died in ...

, monumental grave of the Moroccan sultan and king Mohammed V and his two sons, late

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and Prince Abdallah, in

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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 António Agostinho Neto (17 September 1922 – 10 September 1979) was an Angolan Communism, communist politician and poet. He served as the first president of Angola from 1975 to 1979, having led the MPLA, Popular Movement for the Liberation of ...

's mausoleum in

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* Mausoleum of

Hubert Maga Hubert Coutoucou Maga (August 10, 1916 – May 8, 2000) was a politician from Dahomey (now known as Benin). Born a peasant in 1916, Maga served as a schoolmaster from 1936 to 1945, during which time he gradually gained considerable influence among ...

Parakou Parakou is the largest city in northern Benin, and the third-largest city in the country, with an estimated population of around 206,667 people, and capital of the Borgou Department. Administratively the commune of Parakou makes up one of Benin ...

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* Mathieu Kerekou's mausoleum in

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, Benin * Mausolée du Guide Suprême du Patriotisme in

Gitega Gitega (), formerly Kitega, is the political capital of Burundi. Located in the centre of the country, in the Burundian central plateau roughly east of Bujumbura, the largest city and former political capital, Gitega is the country's fourth la ...

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* Domoni,

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, burial place and location of

Ahmed Abdallah Ahmed Abdallah Abderemane (, , 12 June 1919 – 26 November 1989) was a top Comoros, Comorian politician. He was a member of the French Senate from 1959 to 1973, and President of the Comoros from 25 October 1978 until his assassination in 1 ...

's mausoleum, first president of

Fulbert Youlou Fulbert Youlou (19 July 1917 – 6 May 1972) was a Republic of the Congo, Congolese Nationalism, nationalist leader and former Catholic Church, Catholic priest who became the first President of the Republic of the Congo upon its independence in ...

's mausoleum in Madibou,

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's mausoleum and

Pierre Savorgnan de Brazza Pierre Paul François Camille Savorgnan de Brazza (born Pietro Paolo Savorgnan di Brazzà; 26 January 1852 – 14 September 1905) was an Italian-French explorer. With his family's financial help, he explored the Ogooué region of Central Africa, ...

's mausoleum in

Brazzaville Brazzaville () is the capital (political), capital and largest city of the Republic of the Congo. Administratively, it is a Departments of the Republic of the Congo, department and a Communes of the Republic of the Congo, commune. Constituting t ...

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's mausoleum in

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* Mausoleum of

Joseph Kasa-Vubu Joseph Kasa-Vubu, alternatively Joseph Kasavubu, ( – 24 March 1969) was a Congolese politician who served as the first President of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (the Republic of the Congo until 1964) from 1960 until 1965. A member of ...

in Singini,

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, Democratic Republic of Congo *

Gamal Abdel Nasser Mosque The Gamal Abdel Nasser Mosque () is a mosque in Cairo, Egypt. The mosque is known for containing the mausoleum of Gamal Abdel Nasser. Overview It is located in El Qobbah district and as such, it is often referred to as "El-Qobbah Mosque". It ...

is a shrine and mausoleum in

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, and the burial place of

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, second president of Egypt. * The Unknown Soldier Memorial is a pyramid-shaped monument in

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, Egypt *

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s dating from

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Al-Hussein Mosque The al-Hussein Mosque or al-Husayn Mosque, also known as the Mosque of al-Imam al-Husayn () and the Mosque of Sayyidna al-Husayn, is a mosque and mausoleum of Husayn ibn Ali, originally built in 1154, and then later reconstructed in 1874. The mo ...

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 ...

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, contains the mausoleum of

Qalawun (, – November 10, 1290) was the seventh Turkic Bahri Mamluk sultan of Egypt; he ruled from 1279 to 1290. He was called (, "Qalāwūn the Victorious"). After having risen in power in the Mamluk court and elite circles, Qalawun eventually hel ...

in Cairo, Egypt *

King Sobhuza II Sobhuza II (; also known as Nkhotfotjeni, Mona; 22 July 1899 – 21 August 1982) was ''Ngwenyama'' (King) of Swaziland (now Eswatini) for 82 years and 254 days, the longest verifiable reign of any monarch in recorded history. Sobhuza was bo ...

Memorial Park in

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Meles Zenawi Meles Zenawi Asres ( Tigringa and ; ), born Legesse Zenawi Asres (8 May 1955 – 20 August 2012) was an Ethiopian politician and former rebel militant commander who served as president of Ethiopia from 1991 to 1995 and as prime minister from 19 ...

's grave in the Holy Trinity Cathedral,

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Omar Bongo Omar Bongo Ondimba (born Albert-Bernard Bongo; 30 December 1935 – 8 June 2009) was a Gabonese politician who was the second president of Gabon from 1967 until Death and state funeral of Omar Bongo, his death in 2009. A member of the Gabonese De ...

's mausoleum, a replica of the

mausoleum of Mohammed V The Mausoleum of Mohammed V () is a mausoleum located across from the Hassan Tower in Rabat, Morocco. It contains the tombs of the Moroccan king Mohammed V and his two sons, late King Hassan II and Prince Abdallah. History Mohammed V died in ...

, in

Franceville Franceville is one of the four largest cities in Gabon, with a population of 110,568 at the 2013 census. It lies on the Mpassa River and at the end of the Trans-Gabon Railway and the N3 road. It grew from a village named Masuku. Overview P ...

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's mausoleum in

Libreville Libreville (; ) is the capital and largest city of Gabon, located on the Gabon Estuary. Libreville occupies of the northwestern province of Estuaire Province, Estuaire. Libreville is also a port on the Gabon Estuary, near the Gulf of Guinea. A ...

, Gabon *

Kwame Nkrumah Mausoleum The Kwame Nkrumah Memorial Park and Mausoleum is located in downtown Accra, the capital of Ghana. Over the years, the park has attracted visitors from around the world, with an annual count of approximately 98,000 individuals who visit to pay h ...

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* Atta Mills's mausoleum at Asomdwee Park in

, Ghana *

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military cemetery in

, Ghana * Camayanne Mausoleum, monumental grave of

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's national heroes

Samori Ture Samori Ture ( – June 2, 1900), also known as Samori Toure, Samory Touré, or Almamy Samore Lafiya Toure, was a Mandinka people, Malinke and a Soninke people, Soninke Muslim cleric, military strategist, and founder of the Wassoulou Empire, an Is ...

, Sekou Toure, and Alfa Yaya in the Grand Mosque of Conakry * Amilcar Cabral's mausoleum in Bissau, Guinea-Bissau. * Mausoleum of Félix Houphouët-Boigny, first president of Ivory Coast, in Yamoussoukro, Ivory Coast * Mausoleum of Mzee Jomo Kenyatta, late president of Kenya, in Nairobi, Kenya * Jaramogi Oginga Odinga's mausoleum in Bondo, Kenya, Bondo, Kenya * Tom Mboya Mausoleum, Rusinga Island, Homa Bay County, Kenya * Palm Grove Cemetery in Monrovia, Liberia * :de:Centennial Pavilion, National Hall, mausoleum of the late president William Tubman in Monrovia, Montserrado, Liberia * Kamuzu Banda's Kamuzu Mausoleum, mausoleum in Lilongwe, Malawi * Bingu wa Mutharika, third president of Malawi, built a mausoleum in which his late first wife and Bingu himself are buried. * :de:Praça dos Heróis Moçambicanos, The Heroes Square in Maputo, Mozambique * Heroes' Acre (Namibia), Heroes' Acre in Windhoek, Namibia * Nnamdi Azikiwe's mausoleum in Onitsha, Nigeria * Tafawa Balewa's tomb in Bauchi (city), Bauchi, Nigeria * Ikenne Residence of Chief Obafemi Awolowo, Mausoleum of Obafemi Awolowo in Ogun State, Nigeria * Sani Abacha's mausoleum in Kano (city), Kano, Nigeria * John Garang De Mabior's mausoleum in Juba, South Sudan * Julius Nyerere's mausoleum in Mwalimu Nyerere Museum Centre, Butiama, Tanzania * Eyadema's family mausoleum in Kara, Togo, Kara, Togo * Bourguiba mausoleum, monumental grave of Habib Bourguiba, first president of Tunisia, in Monastir, Tunisia, Monastir, Tunisia * Mausoleum of Levy Mwanawasa, Frederick Chiluba, and Michael Sata at the Embassy Park Presidential Burial in Lusaka, Zambia * National Heroes' Acre (Zimbabwe), National Heroes' Acre in Harare, Zimbabwe Rabat Mausole MohammedV.jpg,

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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 Amir Abdurahman Khan's Tomb.jpg, Abdur Rahman Khan's Mausoleum in Kabul TOMB OF BABUR IN KABUL.jpg, Bagh-e Babur, mausoleum of the founder of the Mughal Empire

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

* :zh:中國君主陵墓列表, List of mausoleums of Chinese monarchs ** Mausoleum of the First Qin Emperor biggest underground mausoleum ** The Chinese pyramids, 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 of Genghis Khan, Tomb and Mausoleum of Genghis Khan in Ordos City, Inner Mongolia. ** Imperial Tombs of the Ming and Qing Dynasties *** Ming Xiaoling Mausoleum, Nanjing *** Ming Dynasty Tombs, Thirteen Imperial Mausoleums of Ming Dynasty Emperors, Beijing *** Fuling Tomb, Shenyang *** Zhao Mausoleum (Qing Dynasty) *** Eastern Qing Tombs *** Western Qing Tombs * Sun Yat-sen Mausoleum, Nanjing. * Mausoleum of Yuan Shikai, Beiguan District, Beiguan, Anyang. * Mausoleum of Mao Zedong, Beijing. Tomb of the First Emperor Qin Shi Huang Di, Xi'an, China - panoramio.jpg, Mausoleum of the First Qin Emperor in Xi'an, China Sun mausoleum.jpg, Sun Yat-sen Mausoleum, Nanjing, China Yuan Shikai Mausoleum - 袁林 (5067194466).jpg, Mausoleum of Yuan Shikai, Beiguan District, Beiguan, Anyang, China MausoleumMaoZedongpic.jpg, Mausoleum of Mao Zedong in Beijing, China

India

* Akbar's tomb, Agra * Taj Mahal, Agra * Qutb Shahi Tombs, Hyderabad * Gol Gumbaz, Bijapur * Humayun's Tomb, Delhi * Tomb of Sher Shah Suri, Sasaram, Bihar * Safdarjung's Tomb, Delhi * Bibi Ka Maqbara, Aurangabad, Maharashtra Taj_Mahal,_Agra,_India_edit3.jpg, Taj Mahal in Agra, India

Indonesia

* Grave of Sukarno at Blitar, East Java, Indonesia * Astana Giribangun at Karanganyar Regency, Karanganyar, Central Java, Indonesia * Imogiri complex in Imogiri, Central Java is the cemetery for Mataram Sultanate, Mataram royals and the Hamengkubuwana Royals of Yogyakarta and Pakubuwono of Surakarta * Mausoleum O. G. Khouw at Jakarta, Indonesia Makam Soekarno.jpg, Grave of Sukarno Astana Giribangun06.jpg, Astana Giribangun

Japan

* :ja:天皇陵, Mausoleums of Emperors of Japan ** Mozu Tombs in Sakai, Osaka Prefecture ** Fukakusa no kita no Misasagi (深草北陵) in Kyoto ** Sennyū-ji, Kyoto *** Tsuki no wa no misasagi (月輪陵) ** :ja:伏見桃山陵, Fushimi Momoyama no Misasagi (伏見桃山陵), Kyoto ** Musashi Imperial Graveyard, is a mausoleum complex at Hachiōji, Tokyo * Toyokuni Shrine (Kyoto), 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 shogunate, 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 shogunate, Tokugawa shōgun. Together with Nikkō Tōshō-gū and Futarasan Shrine. * Zuihōden at Sendai, Miyagi Prefecture is the mausoleum complex of Date Masamune and his heirs, daimyō 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, :ja:伏見桃山陵, Fushimi Momoyama no Misasagi in Kyoto, Kyoto Prefecture HO Mausoleum EntranceIn KyotoJapan.jpg, The entrance to Higashi Otani Mausoleum, Kyoto

Malaysia

* Makam Pahlawan at National Mosque of Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur * Mahmoodiah Royal Mausoleum, Makam Diraja Mahmoodiah at Bukit Mahmoodiah in Jalan Mahmoodiah, Johor Bahru, Johor * Hang Kasturi Mausoleum at Jonker Walk, Melaka City, Melaka * Kedah Royal Mausoleum at Langgar, Kedah, Langgar, Kota Setar District, Kedah * Kelantan Royal Mausoleum * Al-Ghufran Royal Mausoleum at Bukit Chandan in Jalan Istana, Kuala Kangsar, 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, Selangor Mahmoodiah Royal Mausoleum.jpg, Mahmoodiah Royal Mausoleum, Makam Diraja Mahmoodiah at Bukit Mahmoodiah in Jalan Mahmoodiah, Johor Bahru, Johor

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 * Samadhi of Ranjit Singh, Samadhi of Ranjit Singh, Maharaja Ranjit Singh in Lahore, Pakistan * Bhutto family mausoleum, Garhi Khuda Bakhsh, Sindh, Pakistan Tomb Jinnah.jpg, Mazar-e-Quaid, Muhammad Ali Jinnah Mausoleum in Karachi, Pakistan "Samadhi of Ranjit Singh at Sunrise.".jpg, Samadhi of Ranjit Singh, founder of the Sikh Empire at Lahore, Pakistan Grave of Sultan Qutb al-Din Aibak.jpg, Tomb of Qutb ud-Din Aibak, founder of the Delhi Sultanate at Lahore, 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 Lahore, 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, 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. Chiang Kai-shek memorial amk.jpg, National Chiang Kai-shek Memorial Hall in Taipei, Taiwan 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) * 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) Sejong tomb 2.jpg, Royal Tombs of the Joseon Dynasty, Yeongneung, King Sejong's mausoleum in Yeoju, South Korea Kumsusan Memorial Palace, Pyongyang.jpg, Kumsusan Palace of the Sun, Kim Il Sung and Kim Jong Il's mausoleum in Pyongyang, North Korea Lăng chủ tịch Hồ Chí Minh về đêm.jpg, Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum in Hanoi, 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

Asia, western

Iran

* Achaemenid architecture, Mausoleum of Cyrus the Great in Pasargadae * Naqsh-e Rustam 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

Iraq

* Imam Husayn Shrine, Imam Husayn Mosque, Karbala – according to Shia, 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 * Shrine of Bahá'u'lláh in Akko, Acre

Jordan

* Al-Khazneh at Petra * Mausoleum of Maussollos at Halicarnassus

Pallestine

* Mukataa#Temporary burial-place of Arafat, Mausoleum of Yasser Arafat in Ramallah, West Bank

Turkey

* Anıtkabir mausoleum of Atatürk the founder of the Republic of Turkey at Ankara * Celal Bayar Mausoleum in Bursa * Adnan Menderes's Mausoleum, in Istanbul * Turgut Özal's Mausoleum, in Istanbul * :tr:Süleyman Demirel Anıt Mezarı, Süleyman Demirel Mausoleum in Atabey

United Arab Emirates

* Sheikh Zayed Grand Mosque in Abu Dhabi

Gallery

File:Anıtkabir, Ankara.jpg, Anıtkabir, the mausoleum of Mustafa Kemal Atatürk in Ankara, Turkey File:Seyed Ruhollah Khomeini's tomb in 2023.jpeg, Mausoleum of Khomeini in Tehran, 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, and Omar I, located in the Al-Masjid an-Nabawi, Prophet's Mosque 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

* Imperial Crypt in Austria * Church of Our Lady of Laeken in Belgium * Batenberg Mausoleum in Sofia, Bulgaria * Cathedral of Saint Domnius in Split, Croatia * Royal Mausoleum, Frogmore, Royal Mausoleum and the Frogmore#The Duchess of Kent's Mausoleum, Duchess of Kent's Mausoleum, Frogmore, Windsor, Berkshire, Windsor, England * Trentham Mausoleum near Stoke-on-Trent, England * Juselius Mausoleum in Finland * in France * Panthéon, Paris in France * Bismarck Mausoleum outside Friedrichsruh in northern Germany * Lajos Batthyány's Mausoleum in Budapest, Hungary * Mausoleum of Augustus in

, Italy. * Castel Sant'Angelo, Mausoleum of Hadrian in

, Italy * Pantheon, Rome in Italy * Mausoleum of Theodoric in Ravenna, Italy * Mausoleum of Galla Placidia in Ravenna, Italy * Wilhelm II Mausoleum in Doorn, Netherlands * Church of Santa Engrácia, National Pantheon / Church of Santa Engrácia in Lisbon, Portugal * Mausoleum of Marasesti in Marasesti, Romania * 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 * Hamilton Mausoleum at Hamilton, South Lanarkshire, Hamilton, Scotland * Damat Ali-Paša's Turbeh, Damat Ali-Pasha Mausoleum, Belgrade, Serbia * House of Flowers (mausoleum), House of Flowers in Belgrade, Serbia * Oplenac, 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, Panthéon, Paris, The Panthéon in Paris, France Juselius mausoleum.jpg, Jusélius Mausoleum at the Käppärä Cemetery in Pori, Finland Njegošev mauzolej na Lovćenu, 2013-05-04 - panoramio (1).jpg, Mausoleum of Njegoš in Lovćen, Montenegro Mauzoleumlenina (cropped).jpeg, Lenin's Mausoleum in Moscow, Russia Tito's mausoleu entrance.JPG, House of Flowers (mausoleum), 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 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 San Martin's Grave.jpg, Buenos Aires Metropolitan Cathedral, mausoleum of General San Martín in Buenos Aires, Argentina

Bolivia

* Cathedral Basilica of Our Lady of Peace, La Paz, mausoleum of Andrés de Santa Cruz * Cementerio General de Cochabamba, 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 (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 * Monument to the dead of World War II, Rio de Janeiro * Imperial Mausoleum, the final resting place of Emperor Pedro II of Brazil and other members of the Brazilian imperial family Vista aérea do Monumento à Independência.jpg, The Monument to the Independence of Brazil in São Paulo houses the Sarcophagus, 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 Petrópolis, Cathedral of São Pedro de Alcântara in Petrópolis, Brazil. It is the final resting place of Emperor Pedro II of Brazil 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 Prince of Brazil (Brazil), Brazilian royals, as well as those of Franciscan friars, in the Convent of Santo Antônio, Rio de Janeiro File:Pracinhas-CCBY.jpg, The Monument to the dead of World War II 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 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

* :es:Altar de la Patria (Chile), Altar de la Patria of Chile * Cementerio General de Santiago, Chile Altar de la patria chile.jpg, :es:Altar de la Patria (Chile), Altar de la Patria of Chile

Colombia

* Central Cemetery of Bogotá, Colombia

Ecuador

* :es:Cementerio de San Diego, San Diego Cemetery, Quito * 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 * Metropolitan Cathedral of Lima Panteón de los Próceres.JPG, Presbitero Maestro mausoleum and museum in Lima, Peru

Uruguay

* Artigas Mausoleum, mausoleum of José Gervasio Artigas File:Artigas Pza Indep2.jpg, Monument at the entrance of the Artigas Mausoleum in Montevideo, Uruguay. File:Artigas mausoleum.JPG, Inside of the Artigas Mausoleum.

Venezuela

* National Pantheon of Venezuela, mausoleum of Simón Bolívar Panteón Nacional de Venezuela desde el MINCI.jpg, National Pantheon of Venezuela, mausoleum of Simón Bolívar in Caracas, Venezuela

North America

Canada

* Beechwood Cemetery in Vanier, Ottawa, Ontario * Chapel Lawn Cemetery in Winnipeg, Manitoba * Eaton family (Toronto), Eaton family mausoleum at Mount Pleasant Cemetery, Toronto, Mount Pleasant Cemetery in Toronto, Ontario * Fairview Mausoleum in Niagara Falls, Ontario * Francis Nicholson Darke's mausoleum at Regina Cemetery in Regina, Saskatchewan * Hamilton Cemetery in Hamilton, Ontario * Hart Massey's mausoleum at Mount Pleasant Cemetery in Toronto, Ontario * Hillcrest Memorial Gardens in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan * Holy Cross Cemetery (Edmonton) in Edmonton, Alberta * Larson Mausoleum in Lang, Saskatchewan * Mount Royal Cemetery, Outremont, Quebec * Mountain View Cemetery (Vancouver) in Vancouver, British Columbia * Notre Dame des Neiges Cemetery, Cote-des-Neiges-Notre-Dame-de-Grace, Montreal, Quebec * Queen's Park Mausoleum in Calgary, Alberta * Sir Henry Pellatt's mausoleum at Park Lawn Cemetery in Etobicoke, 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

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 * 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 War of Independence, Mexican Independence in Mexico City, Mexico Monumento a la revolución2017.jpg, Monumento a la Revolución monument commemorating and mausoleum to the heroes of the Mexican Revolution in Mexico City, Mexico

Nicaragua

* :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 ** James A. Garfield Memorial in Cleveland, Ohio ** Lincoln Tomb, Abraham Lincoln's tomb in Springfield, Illinois * MacArthur Memorial in Norfolk, Virginia * Crown Hill Memorial Park in Dallas, Texas * Elmwood Cemetery and Mausoleum in Birmingham, Alabama * 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 * Hillcrest Memorial Park in Augusta, Georgia * Macon Memorial Park in Macon, Georgia * 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 * 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 * Rapper Juice Wrld's mausoleum at Beverly Cemetery in Blue Island, Illinois * Monumento a los heroes de El Polvorín (tomb), Mausoleo a los Heroes de El Polvorín, at Cementerio Civil de Ponce in Ponce, Puerto Rico Cemetery of the Holy Rood Section 6 2021c.jpg, Mausolea in Cemetery of the Holy Rood on Long Island, New York InsideSpringValleyMausoleum.jpg, The interior of the Spring Valley Mausoleum in Minnesota, listed on the National Register of Historic Places Percival Lowell - Mausoleum 2013.jpg, Percival Lowell – Mausoleum 2013 at the Lowell Observatory in Flagstaff, Arizona

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. * Tomb of the Unknown Soldier in the Hall of Memory at the Australian War Memorial in Canberra, Australian Capital Territory.

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, 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

Footnotes

External links