Mausoleum
A mausoleum is a building used to store the remains of people who have died. Instead of being buried in soil, like in a cemetery, they are placed in chambers behind walls, or in a vault under the floor. The word came from the name of an ancient king.
Lenin's Mausoleum[change | change source]
Soviet leader Lenin is a mausoleum. In 1953, Joseph Stalin was buried next to him but his body was removed during destalinization.
Examples[change | change source]
- Sun Yat-sen's Tomb in Nanjing, China
- The Taj Mahal
- The Great Pyramids
- Grant's Tomb
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