Maussolleion at Halikarnassos
Monumental tomb structure with interior tomb chamber; pyramidal roof.
Burial chamber for Mausolus, who died in 353/2 BCE.
355 - 340 BCE. Built by wife, Artemesia.
Sculptors: Skopas, Bryaxis, Leochares, and Timotheos. One of Seven Wonders of the Ancient World.
Podium dimensions: 32 by 26 meters.
Undamaged until 12th century CE. Destroyed in a 15th century earthquake and then by the Knights of St. John.
Sculptures taken to the British Museum. Freestanding warrior and hunting scenes. Amazonomachy and Centauromachy friezes.