Mausoleum at Halicarnassus Mausoleum at Halicarnassus The Mausoleum at Halicarnassus or Tomb of Mausolus (; ) was a tomb built between 353 and 350 BC at Halicarnassus (present Bodrum, Turkey) for Mausolus, a satrap in the Persian Empire, and his sister-wife Artemisia II of Caria. The structure was designed by the Greek architects Satyros and Pythius of Priene. Its elevated tomb structure is derived from the tombs of neighbouring Lycia, such as the Nereid Monument. The Mausoleum was approximately in height, and the four sides were adorned with sculptural reliefs, each created by one of four Greek sculptors—Leochares, Bryaxis, Scopas of Paros and
Melik Ajdar Mausoleum Melik Ajdar Mausoleum Melik Ajdar Mausoleum or Dzhidzhimli Mausoleum – is a mausoleum located in high mountainous terrain of Dzhidzhimli village of Lachin. It is believed that this monument was built in XII-XIII centuries. The general image of Melik Ajdar mausoleum is reminiscent of a parabola. The slopes between the surfaces of this parabola are designed with engraving. As a result, the general picture of the monument is reminiscent of migrant, Turkic-speaking peoples, which is widely spread among the nations and overall appearance of this object resembles the dwelling nomadic peoples. There is almost no transit between the mausoleum and