as in monument
a stone building with places for the dead bodies of several people or the body of an important person
The cemetery has many mausoleums for some of the cites most notable families.
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Recent Examples of mausoleum
The day’s main attraction are 100 altars (ofrendas), erected along the avenues of mausoleums.
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R. Daniel Foster, Forbes, 25 Oct. 2024
Hoxha’s mausoleum, a brutalist pyramid with the heroic lines of Agitprop posters, is currently cloaked in scaffolding, and his villa—a modernist royal palace in tropical gardens in Blloku—is set to be a cultural center.
—Stephanie Rafanelli, Condé Nast Traveler, 1 Mar. 2023
The book is slim, its pages filled with white space, and the photos themselves take on the feeling of a mausoleum’s statuary.
—Rhian Sasseen, The Atlantic, 14 Oct. 2024
It was built in the 17th century by Emperor Shah Jahan, as a mausoleum for his favourite queen, Mumtaz Mahal, who had died giving birth to their 14th child.
—The Week Uk, theweek, 25 Sep. 2024
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R. Daniel Foster, Forbes, 25 Oct. 2024
Hoxha’s mausoleum, a brutalist pyramid with the heroic lines of Agitprop posters, is currently cloaked in scaffolding, and his villa—a modernist royal palace in tropical gardens in Blloku—is set to be a cultural center.
—Stephanie Rafanelli, Condé Nast Traveler, 1 Mar. 2023
The book is slim, its pages filled with white space, and the photos themselves take on the feeling of a mausoleum’s statuary.
—Rhian Sasseen, The Atlantic, 14 Oct. 2024
It was built in the 17th century by Emperor Shah Jahan, as a mausoleum for his favourite queen, Mumtaz Mahal, who had died giving birth to their 14th child.
—The Week Uk, theweek, 25 Sep. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for mausoleum
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To achieve it all, Toth sells his concept of a hilltop Brutalist monument to his client Harrison Lee Van Buren Sr. (Guy Pearce) and the city planning department via a trick of light.Elizabeth Fazzare, Architectural Digest, 20 Dec. 2024
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Now, it is believed to be more intentional, possibly even coming from another monument.Francesca Aton, ARTnews.com, 20 Dec. 2024
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Individual finds like a king's tomb or a new site in the jungle are far less important than research that yields new insights on the past.Andy Biggs, Newsweek, 24 Dec. 2024
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The ancient mosque is adjacent to the tomb of the 12th century Muslim hero Saladin, and some believe the head of John the Baptist is buried inside the mosque.Hadeel Al-Shalchi, NPR, 13 Dec. 2024
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The 2012 discovery of a mass unmarked grave on the grounds of the Florida School for Boys was the sort of headline that short-circuits the brain.Amy Nicholson, Los Angeles Times, 20 Dec. 2024
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The foundation cautioned against sharing definitive numbers about how many graves were found, as not all possible sites may turn out to be graves, and there could be more yet to be identified.Olatunji Osho-Williams, Smithsonian Magazine, 17 Dec. 2024
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“Mausoleum.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mausoleum. Accessed 5 Jan. 2025.
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