Home›Monuments, Towers and Commemorative Structures›Building Family›Mausoleums, Tombs and MoundsGroupMausoleums, Tombs and MoundsFreestanding burial and memorial structures this atlas records under Monuments, Towers and Commemorative Structures: mausoleums, tombs, and earthwork burial mounds such as Monks Mound, the largest pre-Columbian Mississippian earthwork in North America. Belongs here: any mausoleum, tomb or burial mound this subcategory records. Does not belong here: an ancient monument that is not itself a burial structure, such as a pyramid or obelisk, gathered under this subcategory's own Ancient Monuments group instead.FactsBrowse BySourcesComments (0)Reader Challenges (0)FactsComparisonEra of EmergenceWell-attested4000 BCE 1Origin RegionWell-attestedCaucasus 1Browse ByAll Mausoleums, Tombs and MoundsMausoleums, Tombs and Mounds10 entriesMausoleums, Tombs and MoundsFilter Results10 entriesStyleAllIslamic Architecture (1)Mughal Architecture (1)Nabataean Architecture (1)Neoclassical Architecture (1)MaterialAllArch (1)Dome (1)Marble (1)Sandstone (1)Steel (1)Stone (2)Thatch (1)Timber (1)Wattle and Daub (1)Building TypeAllMausoleum (1)Monument (2)Platform mound (earthwork) (1)Rock-cut tomb (1)Royal tomb complex (thatched dome structure) (1)Temple (1)Victory column (1)War memorial (1)Completed YearAll-351 (1)1 (1)1100 (1)1653 (1)1836 (1)1882 (1)1910 (1)1920 (1)Standing StatusAllStanding (8)Under Construction or Never Completed (2)GroupAllMausoleums, Tombs and Mounds (10)PlaceAllEgypt (1)France (1)India (1)Jordan (1)Mexico (1)Uganda (1)United Kingdom (1)United States (1)BrowseCompareSelect all 10Al-KhaznehMonuments, Towers and Commemorative Structures3 linksArc de TriompheMonuments, Towers and Commemorative Structures2 linksCenotaphMonuments, Towers and Commemorative Structures1 linkEl Angel de la IndependenciaMonuments, Towers and Commemorative Structures3 linksKasubi TombsMonuments, Towers and Commemorative Structures4 linksMausoleumMonuments, Towers and Commemorative Structures1 linkMonks MoundMonuments, Towers and Commemorative Structures1 linkMortuary Temple of Mentuhotep IIIMonuments, Towers and Commemorative Structures1 linkTaj MahalMonuments, Towers and Commemorative Structures7 linksThe CenotaphMonuments, Towers and Commemorative Structures2 linksSources1. WikipediaWikimedia FoundationWikipedia, Tumulus, history section, eraThe earliest kurgans date to the 4th millennium BC in the Caucasus, and researchers associate these with the Indo-Europeans.Wikipedia, Tumulus, history section, regionThe earliest kurgans date to the 4th millennium BC in the Caucasus, and researchers associate these with the Indo-Europeans.View the SourceComments (0)No comments yet. Be the first to share a thought.Sign in to join the discussion.Reader Challenges (0)No disputes yet. Spotted an error or a better source? Open the first one.Sign in to dispute this or suggest a correction.