mausoleums

variants or mausolea
plural of mausoleum
as in monuments
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 mausoleums Here, slowly being swallowed by vegetation and worn down by time, are gigantic mausoleums, vast underground cisterns, temples, imposing city walls and a breathtaking theater perched, like Machu Picchu, on a hilltop that offers views stretching for miles all around. Barry Neild, CNN Money, 23 Sep. 2025
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Noun
  • But most notably, the surveys identified 35 monuments where images had been carved into stone.
    Irene Wright, Miami Herald, 20 Oct. 2025
  • Often, these monuments, when empty, represent an affluent family aiming to communicate its status in Roman society.
    Maria Mocerino, Interesting Engineering, 19 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • With 2,000-year-old ancient Roman roads and Etruscan tombs, grand villas, papal palaces, charming medieval towns, rolling countryside, and unforgettable food and wine, Lazio has something for every traveler.
    Fulvio De Bonis, Travel + Leisure, 17 Oct. 2025
  • The statues were placed on rectangular stone platforms called ahu, which serve as tombs.
    Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 8 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Others speak of the heart-wrenching loss of ancestors' graves.
    NPR, NPR, 17 Oct. 2025
  • In medieval times, meanwhile, legend had it that creatures called revenants – corpses that came out of their graves – stalked northern and western Europe.
    Tom Duszynski, The Conversation, 16 Oct. 2025

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