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

18 września 2021, Turcja ⋅ ☀️ 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. Czytaj więcej

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