Mausoleum+of+Halicarnasus

History
 * //Romans considered the Mausoleum one of the Seven Wonders. //
 * //It's believed that the Mausoleum was begun by Mausolus before his death. //
 * //Greeks dominated the area of Halicarnassus in 353 B.C. //
 * //Was ranked the seventh wonder not by its size or strength because of its design and how it was decorated. //
 * //The word mausoleum is now used for any big tomb. //
 * //It stood above the city's ruins for sixteen centuries. //
 * //The series of earthquakes shattered the columns and sent the bronze chariot crashing to the ground. //
 * //In the 19th century a British consul obtained several of the statues from the tombs which now are on the British museum //

Characteristics //It was a tomb built between 353 and 350 B.C. at Halicarnassus. The structure was designed by Satyros and Pythius of Priene. It was 45 meters high. The four sides were adorned with scultural reliefs created by Leochares. the Mausoleum was considered one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World. //

= = Important People //The famous sculptors were on the vitruvios order Leochares, Bryaxis, Scopas, and Timoth. They were the best sculptors of Greece.// Construction
 * //The tomb was built on a hill overlooking the city. //
 * //It had statues of people and animals. //
 * //The building was rectangular surrounded by columns. //





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 * ==<span style="color: #008080; font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif;">Domenica Maselli ==
 * ==<span style="color: #008080; font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif;">Julieta Cruz ==
 * ==<span style="color: #008080; font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif;">Nicole Castaneda ==