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  • The Mausoleum at Halicarnassus | Reconstructing a Wonder [10:53]

    10/13/2025 7:55:38 PM PDT · by SunkenCiv · 11 replies
    YouTube ^ | October 10, 2025 | Garrett Ryan, Ph.D (as toldinstone)
    The fascinating life - and afterlife - of the ancient world's most iconic tomb. The Mausoleum at Halicarnassus Reconstructing a Wonder | 10:53 toldinstone | 608K subscribers | 10,133 views | October 10, 2025 0:00 Introduction 0:38 Building the Mausoleum 1:18 Design and decor 2:13 A wonder of the world 2:45 Destruction 3:43 Discovery of the tomb chamber 5:06 Portyl 6:03 Rediscovery 7:10 A trove of sculpture 8:00 Clarifying the plan 9:09 Conclusion
  • Dock 1 made from ancient ruins? [ Mausoleum of Halicarnassus? one of the 7 Wonders ]

    07/27/2009 8:45:10 AM PDT · by SunkenCiv · 18 replies · 674+ views
    Times of Malta ^ | Sunday, 26th July 2009 | Cynthia Busuttil
    The murky water in Dock No.1 in Cospicua has witnessed much history over the years. Nobody ever imagined, however, that lying underneath could be the remains of an ancient Turkish wonder - the Mausoleum of Halicarnassus. No one, that is, but oncologist Stephen Brincat, who came across this precious piece of information while reading an article about the excavations of the site by the British in the 19th century in the Turkish magazine Cornucopia. "There was one sentence which said that the wall of the mausoleum was dismantled to build a dock in Malta," Dr Brincat said. Blocks of marble...