Mausoleum Mausoleum A Mausoleum is an external free-standing building constructed as a monument enclosing the interment space or burial chamber of a deceased person or people. A monument without the interment is a cenotaph. A mausoleum may be considered a type of tomb, or the tomb may be considered to be within the mausoleum. The word derives from the Mausoleum at Halicarnassus (near modern-day Bodrum in Turkey), the grave of King Mausolus, the Persian satrap of Caria, whose large tomb was one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World. Historically, mausolea were, and still may be, large and impressive constructions
Walker Mausoleum restore the structure, as well as fight for better access. In 2004, the group obtained funding from the Single Regeneration Budget towards restoration. In 2007, the group has also agreed access rights with the current owner. As of November 2017 it appears that part of the site is up for sale Walker Mausoleum The Walker Mausoleum is located at on College Road, Rotherham, South Yorkshire, England. The sandstone mausoleum was built in the 1760s as the burial site for the families of Samuel and Aaron Walker and is now a Grade II listed building. The mausoleum is located in the