Mausoleum of Mausolus ... now — Bodrum, Muğla.

Mausoleum of Mausolus ... model scale showing what it used to be like — Bodrum, Muğla.

Plaster cast of a section of the decorative architrave — Mausoleum in Bodrum, Muğla.

Mausoleum of Halicarnassus

September 18, 2021 in Turkey ⋅ ☀️ 86 °F

One of the Ancient Greek sites in Bodrum is the Mausoleum of Mausolus … one of the seven wonders of the ancient world … dating back to around 350BC. This elevated tomb has, in fact, given us the word that is now used to describe above-ground tombs.

There wasn’t much to see at this archaeological dig when we stopped by to visit it in 2013. I was hoping that there would have been some work done in the interim since. So, on our way out of Bodrum, we stopped to take a quick peek. Nope … alas, nothing had changed over the past seven years.

Oh well. At least no cash left our wallets to pay the admission as the site is covered by the MüzeKart.Read more