Towers of Eternity: Magnificent Tombs That Shaped the World’s Skyline

April27,2025

The last surviving Wonder of the Ancient World, a colossal tomb for Pharaoh Khufu.

The Great Pyramid of Giza (Egypt)

A breathtaking white marble mausoleum built by Emperor Shah Jahan for his beloved wife Mumtaz Mahal.

Taj Mahal (India)

One of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World, built for Mausolus, a Persian satrap.

Mausoleum at Halicarnassus (Turkey) 

Simple yet grand, the limestone tomb of the founder of the Achaemenid Empire.

Tomb of Cyrus the Great (Iran) 

An entire network of grand tombs cut into cliffs for pharaohs, including Tutankhamun.

Valley of the Kings (Egypt)

The mausoleum of China's first emperor, famed for its Terracotta Army guarding the complex.

Tomb of Qin Shi Huang (China)

A stunning avenue of mausoleums with dazzling blue tilework in ancient Samarkand.

Shah-i-Zinda (Uzbekistan)

A striking red and black granite structure in Moscow’s Red Square housing Lenin's embalmed body.

Lenin’s Mausoleum (Russia)