5 Unbelievable Facts About The Mausoleum at Halicarnassus

The least known wonder of the ancient world explored

A diagram depicting the mausoleum. (Sir Banister Flight Fletcher / Public domain)

The Mausoleum at Halicarnassus was named the seventh wonder of the ancient world by its contemporaries. It was not as large as the Great Pyramids, nor was it as visible as the Colossus of Rhodes. Instead, ancient philosophers, priests and kings noted the structure for its…