Mausoleum facts for kids
A mausoleum is a special building or monument built to hold the bodies of people who have died. Unlike a regular cemetery where bodies are buried in the ground, in a mausoleum, the bodies are placed inside chambers, often behind walls or in a vault under the floor.
The word "mausoleum" comes from the name of an ancient king. His name was Mausolus, and his tomb was so grand that people started calling similar large tombs "mausoleums."
Famous Mausoleums
Mausoleums are often built for important leaders, kings, or famous people. They can be very simple or incredibly grand and beautiful.
Lenin's Mausoleum
One well-known mausoleum is where Vladimir Lenin, a former leader of the Soviet Union, is kept. It is located in Moscow, Russia. For a short time, another Soviet leader, Joseph Stalin, was also buried there. However, his body was later moved during a time when the country was changing its views on Stalin.
Other Important Mausoleums
Many other famous mausoleums exist around the world. They are often important historical sites or tourist attractions.
- Sun Yat-sen's Tomb in Nanjing, China
- The Taj Mahal in India, which is also a beautiful palace
- The Great Pyramids of Egypt, which were built as tombs for pharaohs
- Grant's Tomb in New York City, dedicated to former U.S. President Ulysses S. Grant
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The Taj Mahal in Agra, India, a UNESCO World Heritage Site
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Anıtkabir is the mausoleum of Mustafa Kemal Atatürk, the leader of the Turkish War of Independence and the founder and the first President of Republic of Turkey. It attracts around 3.5 million tourists yearly.
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Mausoleum of Mohammed V
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Habib Bourguiba's mausoleum in Monastir, Tunisia
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Agostinho Neto's Mausoleum in Luanda, Angola
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Mausoleum of the Late President of Kenya Mzee Jomo Kenyatta in Nairobi, Kenya
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Kamuzu Banda Mausoleum in Lilongwe, Malawi
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Amilcar Cabral's mausoleum in Bissau, Guinea-Bissau
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Mausoleum of Late President Levy Mwanawasa at Embassy Park Presidential Burial in Lusaka, Zambia.
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Mausoleum of Late President Frederick Chiluba at Embassy Park Presidential Burial in Lusaka, Zambia.
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Mausoleum of Late President Michael Sata at Embassy Park Presidential Burial in Lusaka, Zambia.
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Mausoleum of the First Qin Emperor in Xian, China
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Sun Yat-sen Mausoleum, Nanjing, China
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Mausoleum of Yuan Shikai, Beiguan, Anyang, China
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Mausoleum of Mao Zedong in Beijing, China
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Grave of Sukarno
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Astana Giribangun
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Taiyū-in Reibyō at Nikkō, Tochigi Prefecture, Japan
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Tsuki no wa no misasagi in Sennyū-ji, Kyoto, Japan
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Fushimi Momoyama no Misasagi in Kyoto, Kyoto Prefecture, Japan.
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The entrance to Higashi Otani Mausoleum in Kyoto, Japan
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Makam Diraja Mahmoodiah at Bukit Mahmoodiah in Jalan Mahmoodiah, Johor Bahru, Johor, Malaysia
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Muhammad Ali Jinnah Mausoleum in Karachi, Pakistan
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Shrine of Islamic Naqshbandi saints of Allo Mahar Sharif.
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Tomb of Allama Iqbal at Lahore, Pakistan
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The exterior view of the Mausoleum of Emperor Jahangir, located in Punjab, Pakistan
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Mausoleum of Late President Lord Chiang in Taoyuan, Taiwan
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Yeongneung, King Sejong's mausoleum in Yeoju, South Korea
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Kumsusan Palace of the Sun, Kim Il-sung and Kim Jong-il's mausoleum in Pyongyang, North Korea
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Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum in Hanoi, Vietnam
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Türkmenbaşy Ruhy Mosque in Gypjak, Ashgabat, Turkmenistan
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Anıtkabir, the mausoleum of Mustafa Kemal Atatürk in Ankara, Turkey
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Mausoleum of Khomeini in Tehran, Iran
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Tomb of Hafez (Hāfezieh) in Shiraz, Iran
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Mausoleum of the Assad family in Qardaha, Syria
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Al-Masjid an-Nabawi, mausoleum of Muhammad in Medina, Saudi Arabia
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The mausoleum of Imam Husayn Shrine in Karbala, Iraq
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Mausoleum of Cyrus the Great in Pasargadae, Iran
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Mausoleum of Later Abbasid Caliph Ar-Rashid bi-llāh
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The Panthéon in Paris, France
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Les Invalides in Paris, France
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Valle de los Caídos, in San Lorenzo del Escorial, Spain
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Lenin's Mausoleum in Moscow, Russia
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House of Flowers in Belgrade, Serbia
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Oplenac in Topola, Serbia
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Jusélius Mausoleum at the Käppärä Cemetery in Pori, Finland
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Pyramid of Tirana in Tirana, Albania
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National Pantheon of Venezuela, mausoleum of Simón Bolívar in Caracas, Venezuela
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Buenos Aires Metropolitan Cathedral, mausoleum of General San Martín in Buenos Aires, Argentina
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Cathedral Basilica of Our Lady of Peace, La Paz, mausoleum of Andrés de Santa Cruz, Bolivia
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Presbitero Maestro mausoleum and museum in Lima, Peru
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The mausoleum of Emperor Pedro I of Brazil in the Monument to the Independence of Brazil
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The mausoleum of Emperor Pedro II of Brazil and his family in the Cathedral of São Pedro de Alcântara in Petrópolis, Brazil
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National Pantheon of the Heroes in Asuncion, Paraguay
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Altar de la Patria of Chile
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Artigas Mausoleum in Montevideo, Uruguay
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Mausolea in Cemetery of the Holy Rood on Long Island, New York
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The interior of the Spring Valley Mausoleum in Minnesota, listed on the National Register of Historic Places
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Percival Lowell - Mausoleum 2013 at the Lowell Observatory in Flagstaff, Arizona
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El Ángel Victory column and mausoleum to the heroes of the Mexican Independence in Mexico City, Mexico
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Monumento a la Revolución monument commemorating and mausoleum to the heroes of the Mexican Revolution in Mexico City, Mexico
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See also
In Spanish: Mausoleo para niños
