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What is the most fascinating Tomb in the World?
The world is full of ornate tombs, crypts, mausoleums, and catacombs.
Of all the fascinating final resting places of the dead around the world, which would you rank as #1 and what about it do you find fascinating?
Of all the fascinating final resting places of the dead around the world, which would you rank as #1 and what about it do you find fascinating?
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I just cannot decide between two tombs. First I will mention the Taj Mahal. It's a fascinating mausoleum built in 1631 at the order of Emperor Shah Jahan. Situated in India, the construction was built after Mumtaz Mahal (the emperor's wife) died during child birth. Taj Mahal's still one of the biggest constructions in the world and....you just got to visit it, you won't regret it.
http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_ezvIB7AH9LA/SwqyujktA1I/AAAAAAAAAFw/IgFs7bsSjxI/s1600/taj-mahal.jpg
The other tomb is in my opinion unique and very strange , it's called the Sedlec Ossuary. Situated in Czech Republic, this Roman Catholic Chaple, this ossuary contains 40.000 human skeletons transformed into interior decorations. Come to think of it it's quite spooky.
http://iffcool.com/Images/05.09/SedlecOssuary.jpg
http://wildwords.files.wordpress.com/2010/01/sedlec-ossuary.jpg
The other tomb is in my opinion unique and very strange , it's called the Sedlec Ossuary. Situated in Czech Republic, this Roman Catholic Chaple, this ossuary contains 40.000 human skeletons transformed into interior decorations. Come to think of it it's quite spooky.
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the most fascinating tomb is of course the TAJ MAHAL
no one can beat that
it symbolizes love, hardwork,and ambience in the indo-mughalic artworks
no other tomb fascinates better than that
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QXcgKPNkbB8
the next one is the same family tomb.........HUMAYUN'S tomb
Babur's eldest son and successor, Humayun, was 22 years old when his father passed away. Humayun lacked the experience and the tough fiber necessary to consolidate a new dynasty. Thus, the first decade of his rule brought a steady erosion of Mughal authority in northern India. In particular, Humayun had to deal with the determined hostility of the Afghans who were still allied with the dispossessed Lodi regime.
Humayun was defeated and dislodged by insurrections of nobles from the old Lodi regime. In 1540, the Mughal domain came under the control of one of those nobles, Farid Khan Sur, who assumed the regional name of Shir Shah Sur. Humayun would spend the next 15 years in exile in Sind, Iran, and then Afghanistan. During this exile, Humayun's Persian wife, Hamida Begum, a native of Turbat-I Shaykh Jam in Khurasan, gave birth to the future emperor Akbar.
Humayun died in 1556, and his widow Hamida Banu Begam, also known as Haji Begam.
An architectural forerunner of the Taj Mahal, Haji Banu Begum commenced the construction of his tomb in 1569, fourteen years after his death. It is the first distinct example of proper Mughal style, which was inspired by Persian architecture.
Its arched entrances and bulbous dome are surrounded by lovely formal gardens, making it one of the most beautiful Mughal buildings in the city Delhi.
Haji Banu Begum too is buried here.
Mirak Mirza Ghiyath, a Persian, was the architect employed by Haji Begam for this tomb.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/stuckincustoms/1940187826
the third is the pyramids of Giza Necropolis
http://static.neatorama.com/images/2007-09/giza-necropolis.jpg
the Great Pyramid of Giza, the only surviving member of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World. When it was completed in 2560 BC, the pyramid was 481 feet (147 m) tall with each base side being 758 feet (231 m) wide. The blocks weigh about 1.5 tons each, with the internal granite blocks used as the roof of the burial chamber being about 80 tons each. The ancient Egyptians knew what they were doing: the base sides have a mean margin of error of only 2 1/3 inch (58 mm)!
http://static.neatorama.com/images/2007-09/great-sphinx.jpg
the 4th is les carrières de Paris
http://static.neatorama.com/images/2007-09/paris-catacombs-1.jpg
http://static.neatorama.com/images/2007-09/paris-catacombs-2-wall-of-bones.jpg
In the late 1700s, Paris was suffering from diseases caused by improper burials and mass graves in church cemeteries. Local authorities decided that they would remove thousands of bones and place them stacked in the abandoned underground quarries.
Today, the entrance to the catacombs is restricted and only a small portion of the 186 miles (300 km) worth of underground tunnels is accessible to the public. Secret entrances to the Catacombs, however, dotted Paris – urban explorers have found access via sewers, manholes and even the Paris Metro subway system.
the 5th i would say is the Terracota Army
According to legends, the First Emperor was buried alongside great treasures inside a tomb with pearl-laced ceilings (in a pattern that represented the cosmos) and channels dug in the ground with flowing mercury to represent the rivers of China. But the most famous feature of the tomb is the Terracota Army, about 8,000 life-like and life-sized statues of soldiers buried alongside Qin Shi Huangdi to help the Emperor rule in the afterlife.
http://static.neatorama.com/images/2007-09/terracota-army.jpg
the others like Capuchin Catacombs of Palermo,Sedlec Ossuary,City of the Dead in Northern Ossetia, Russia,Valley of the Kings,Westminster Abbey,Newgrange also count.
source(s) :http://www.neatorama.com/2007/10/01/10-most-fascinating-tombs-in-the-world/
no one can beat that
it symbolizes love, hardwork,and ambience in the indo-mughalic artworks
no other tomb fascinates better than that
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QXcgKPNkbB8
the next one is the same family tomb.........HUMAYUN'S tomb
Babur's eldest son and successor, Humayun, was 22 years old when his father passed away. Humayun lacked the experience and the tough fiber necessary to consolidate a new dynasty. Thus, the first decade of his rule brought a steady erosion of Mughal authority in northern India. In particular, Humayun had to deal with the determined hostility of the Afghans who were still allied with the dispossessed Lodi regime.
Humayun was defeated and dislodged by insurrections of nobles from the old Lodi regime. In 1540, the Mughal domain came under the control of one of those nobles, Farid Khan Sur, who assumed the regional name of Shir Shah Sur. Humayun would spend the next 15 years in exile in Sind, Iran, and then Afghanistan. During this exile, Humayun's Persian wife, Hamida Begum, a native of Turbat-I Shaykh Jam in Khurasan, gave birth to the future emperor Akbar.
Humayun died in 1556, and his widow Hamida Banu Begam, also known as Haji Begam.
An architectural forerunner of the Taj Mahal, Haji Banu Begum commenced the construction of his tomb in 1569, fourteen years after his death. It is the first distinct example of proper Mughal style, which was inspired by Persian architecture.
Its arched entrances and bulbous dome are surrounded by lovely formal gardens, making it one of the most beautiful Mughal buildings in the city Delhi.
Haji Banu Begum too is buried here.
Mirak Mirza Ghiyath, a Persian, was the architect employed by Haji Begam for this tomb.
the third is the pyramids of Giza Necropolis
the Great Pyramid of Giza, the only surviving member of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World. When it was completed in 2560 BC, the pyramid was 481 feet (147 m) tall with each base side being 758 feet (231 m) wide. The blocks weigh about 1.5 tons each, with the internal granite blocks used as the roof of the burial chamber being about 80 tons each. The ancient Egyptians knew what they were doing: the base sides have a mean margin of error of only 2 1/3 inch (58 mm)!
the 4th is les carrières de Paris
In the late 1700s, Paris was suffering from diseases caused by improper burials and mass graves in church cemeteries. Local authorities decided that they would remove thousands of bones and place them stacked in the abandoned underground quarries.
Today, the entrance to the catacombs is restricted and only a small portion of the 186 miles (300 km) worth of underground tunnels is accessible to the public. Secret entrances to the Catacombs, however, dotted Paris – urban explorers have found access via sewers, manholes and even the Paris Metro subway system.
the 5th i would say is the Terracota Army
According to legends, the First Emperor was buried alongside great treasures inside a tomb with pearl-laced ceilings (in a pattern that represented the cosmos) and channels dug in the ground with flowing mercury to represent the rivers of China. But the most famous feature of the tomb is the Terracota Army, about 8,000 life-like and life-sized statues of soldiers buried alongside Qin Shi Huangdi to help the Emperor rule in the afterlife.
the others like Capuchin Catacombs of Palermo,Sedlec Ossuary,City of the Dead in Northern Ossetia, Russia,Valley of the Kings,Westminster Abbey,Newgrange also count.
source(s) :http://www.neatorama.com/2007/10/01/10-most-fascinating-tombs-in-the-world/
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How about the 14th century tomb of King Konmin near Kaesong, DPRK?
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I think the tomb of Emperor Qin at Xi'an China is one of the most fascinating tombs on world; and there are thousands of life-size terracotta army inside, with many other cultural relics
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I hate to ask, but does anyone have any idea where the skulls came from? I assume they are real or no?
Hey @cosmopinkice - from the sources I looked at... it looks like this chapel became a super popular burial place for so many people in the Middle Ages, and of course they had to get creative with the boney remains. Check it out...
http://www.sacred-destinations.com/czech-republic/sedlec-ossuary
**@ameliacarlos - your video of the 'Taj Mahal' is really a smaller replica that was built in Dubai.
@cosmopinkice
Yes, the skulls are for real, they came from the thousands of people buried there in centuries. A woodcarver named František Rint was hired to put the bones in order back in 1870 and he did more than just that. He even signed his masterpieces in bone.
COOL
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=77S4Hqsc9c4get some thing more spooky