A large, elaborate tomb or building that houses the remains of dead people, usually built as a monument.
From the Mausoleum at Halicarnassus, one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World, built for Mausolus, a Persian satrap. The term became generic for grand tombs built in his style.
The original Mausoleum was so famous that 'mausoleum' became a word before the building was even destroyed—one of history's few monuments so iconic it renamed an entire category of buildings.
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