HyperDic: mausoleum_at_halicarnasus

English > 1 sense of the expression Mausoleum at Halicarnasus:
NOUNartifactMausoleum at Halicarnasusa white marble mausoleum 140 feet high built in 352 BC at Halicarnassus as a memorial to a king
English > Mausoleum at Halicarnasus: 1 sense > noun 1, artifact
MeaningA white marble mausoleum 140 feet high built in 352 BC at Halicarnassus as a memorial to a king; destroyed in 1402.
Instance ofmausoleumA large burial chamber, usually above ground
Member ofSeven Wonders of the Ancient World, Seven Wonders of the Worldimpressive monuments created in the ancient world that were regarded with awe

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