A mausoleum is an external free-standing building 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.
7-562: The Cherŭng Royal Tomb , also known as Jeneung Royal Tomb , is a 15th-century mausoleum located in Chi-dong, Panmun-guyok Kaesong , North Korea . The site contains the body of Queen Sinui , first wife of Yi Song-gye , the founder of the Joseon dynasty . Construction on the tomb began after her death in 1392; as she died before her husband overthrew the Goryeo dynasty to become king, she
14-469: 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 churchyard or on private land. In the United States ,
21-791: The Ancient Greek : μαυσωλεῖον ) derives from the Mausoleum at Halicarnassus (near modern-day Bodrum in Turkey), the grave of King Mausolus , the Persian satrap of Caria , 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
28-585: The gentry and nobility in many countries. In the Roman Empire , these were often in necropoles or along roadsides: the via Appia Antica retains the ruins of many private mausolea for kilometres outside Rome . When Christianity became dominant, mausolea were out of use. Later, mausolea became particularly popular in Europe and its colonies during the early modern and modern periods . A single mausoleum may be permanently sealed. A mausoleum encloses
35-526: The Joseon Dynasty " as it is located in North Korea. It is one of two royal tombs from that dynasty in the country; the other, Hurung , belongs to King Jeongjong , who temporarily moved the capital back to Gaegyeong before abdicating. 37°53′46″N 126°33′24″E / 37.89611°N 126.55667°E / 37.89611; 126.55667 Mausoleum The word mausoleum (from
42-538: 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 crypts or catacombs . A chapel mausoleum or mausoleum chapel in
49-569: Was buried in the Goryeo-era capital of Gaegyeong (present-day Kaesong ). After Yi took the throne, she was posthumously awarded the title of "queen". The burial mound is ringed with a carved granite base, while the " spirit road " leading to the tomb is lined with statues of military officers and Confucian officials. Despite being the tomb of a Joseon monarch, the site was excluded from the World Heritage Site " Royal Tombs of
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