Most Famous and Historically Significant Tombs in the World
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Many people consider tombs or Mausoleum eerie as they believed that apart from being a place of burial, tombs are also the dwelling place of ghost. Nevertheless, they do hold an important place in our history. Below is a list of some of the most historically important tombs in the world. The tomb of Jesus Christ is not in this list as it is currently subjected to a lot of controversies. No doubt once it can be proven that the Tomb of Christ has indeed been found, it will definitely occupy the top of the list.
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Tomb of Jesus
This is by far the most significant and important tomb in the world, because 2.000 Million people believe that it contained the body of the son of God
237 points - added 13 years ago by guest -
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Tut
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Taj Mahal
The Taj Mahal is a mausoleum tomb located in Agra, India, built by Mughal Emperor Shah Jahan in memory of his favorite wife, Mumtaz Mahal
38 points - added 15 years ago by guest -
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Tomb of Jahangir, Lahore, Pakistan
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Mazar-e-Quaid, Karachi, Pakistan
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Grant’s Tomb: New York, USA
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Imogiri, Java, Indonesia
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Mausoleum of Galla Placidia, Ravenna, Italy
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Tomb of Mausolus, Bodrum, Turkey
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Hadrian’s Tomb: Rome, Italy
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The Vatican
Contains the remains of St Peter the Apostle and Bonnie Prince Charles and his father
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Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum, Hanoi, Vietnam
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Anitkabir, Ankara, Turkey
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Mausoleum at Halicarnassus: Turkey
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Pantheon: Rome, Italy
The Pantheon has been utilized as tomb to bury some of the most creative personalities of the Renaissance era. The composer Arcangelo Corelli, the painter Raphael and the architect Baldassare Peruzzi are all buried here.
-1 point - added 15 years ago by josephling67 -
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Qianling Mausoleum, Qian Country, Shaanxi Province, China
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Tomb of Cyrus the Great: Iran
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Mausoleum of Khomeini, Tehran, Iran
-20 points - added 15 years ago by josephling67 -
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Lenin’s Tomb: Red Square - Moscow, Russia
-24 points - added 15 years ago by josephling67 -
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