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The Cabinet June 23, 2026 · Bodrum Castle (Castle of Saint Peter), Bodrum, Turkey

The Hospitaller Castle Built on the Bones of the Mausoleum

When the Knights Hospitaller built the Castle of Saint Peter at Bodrum in the early 15th century, they used the marble of the Mausoleum at Halicarnassus — one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World — as quarry stone. The Mausoleum had stood for 1,700 years. The castle stands today.

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The Footnote June 12, 2026 · Halicarnassus (modern Bodrum), Caria, Anatolia

The Tomb That Gave Its Name to Every Tomb

King Mausolus died in 353 BC. His widow built him a tomb so spectacular that for two thousand years every grand tomb in Europe was called by his name.

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