Mausoleum
Burial chamber of a deceased person / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
For other uses, see Mausoleum (disambiguation).
A mausoleum is an external free-standing building constructed as a monument enclosing the burial chamber of a deceased person or people. A mausoleum without the person's remains is called a cenotaph. A mausoleum may be considered a type of tomb, or the tomb may be considered to be within the mausoleum.
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