The Mausoleum was near the isle of Rhodes. It was located at the point where the city s roads crossed. Today you enter the archaeological site through a small iron doorway of whitewashed walls. Beyond the gate is a small flat field. Set around the field s edge are spaced stones of low enclosure walls and some modern tile shelters.
Some shelters shadow the ancient staircase that leads to the tomb at the bottom of the Mausoleum.
Today tiles can be found at the bottom of the rectangular pit., supported by modern day drystone walls. The pit holds stones of the burial chamber. Soft green lava stone of the building s core was reused as building blocks. The fine marble stone was broken up and hauled away. It was mostly burnt into lime to make mortar.