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
Shakiragha Mausoleum monuments for their future restoration. The mausoleum was repaired with few percent of the found gold. There are two-lined inscription in Arabic on the arch-shaped entrance door. Is written in the text: According to another source, Shakiragha mausoleum was erected by Shirvan Ibrahim’s vizier in honor of his son in 1427, and is called a mansion. The mausoleum consists of hall with a dome and a main arch of the facade with ledge. It is built of white stone, which is characteristic for Absheron architecture. The mausoleum is cross-shaped in the plan. There are several cross-shaped monuments (Khan's Garden pavilion