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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Movie starts at dusk, but arrive early for food trucks and a mausoleum tour!
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Alissa Widman Neese, Axios, 12 Sep. 2024
Today, three of the mausoleums are accessible to visitors for a small admission fee: the Changling, Zhaoling and Dingling tombs.
—Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 17 July 2024
After traveling to four continents together in five months, Bob got down on one knee while Nadine was sitting on the Princess Diana bench in front of the iconic mausoleum.
—Rebecca Aizin, Peoplemag, 16 July 2024
Guest rooms are built exclusively on one side of the hallways so that each faces the Taj Mahal, offering every guest a private view of the legendary mausoleum.
—Claudia Fisher, Travel + Leisure, 8 July 2024
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Alissa Widman Neese, Axios, 12 Sep. 2024
Today, three of the mausoleums are accessible to visitors for a small admission fee: the Changling, Zhaoling and Dingling tombs.
—Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 17 July 2024
After traveling to four continents together in five months, Bob got down on one knee while Nadine was sitting on the Princess Diana bench in front of the iconic mausoleum.
—Rebecca Aizin, Peoplemag, 16 July 2024
Guest rooms are built exclusively on one side of the hallways so that each faces the Taj Mahal, offering every guest a private view of the legendary mausoleum.
—Claudia Fisher, Travel + Leisure, 8 July 2024
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