Mausoleum

A mausoleum is a building used to store the remains of people who have died. Instead of being buried in soil, like in a cemetery, they are placed in chambers behind walls, or in a vault under the floor. The word came from the name of an ancient king.

 Lenin's Mausoleum 
Soviet leader Lenin is a mausoleum. In 1953, Joseph Stalin was buried next to him but his body was removed during destalinization.

 Examples 
 Sun Yat-sen's Tomb in Nanjing, China
 The Taj Mahal
 The Great Pyramids
 Grant's Tomb

Category:Burial monuments and structures