In the 4th century BCE, an elaborate tomb was built for King Mausolus of Caria and his sister-wife Artemisia II of Caria. A towering monument 45 meters tall, the monument contained 400 freestanding statues commissioned from famous Greek sculptors of the day. It was such an impressive and imposing monument that Antipater of Sidon included it among his Seven Wonders of the Ancient World. Quick Facts about the Mausoleum at Halicarnassus
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