mausoleum
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New Orleans resembles a giant mausoleum: “The past is so much a part of the present here and it’s unhealthy,” says a concerned friend.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 23, 2026
She spoke during a symbolic visit to the eastern city of Nanjing, where she visited the mausoleum of revolutionary leader Sun Yat-sen, one of the few Chinese historical figures revered in both Beijing and Taipei.
From Barron's • Apr. 8, 2026
The two men -- dubbed "eternal leaders" in state propaganda -- are housed in the Kumsusan Palace of the Sun, a vast mausoleum in downtown Pyongyang.
From Barron's • Jan. 2, 2026
Odinga was buried nearby at his late father's homestead, where there is a family mausoleum.
From BBC • Oct. 19, 2025
She would not leave the mausoleum without Octavian’s guarantee that her request would be honored.
From "Sterling Biographies®: Cleopatra: Egypt's Last and Greatest Queen" by Susan Blackaby
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