The Tomb of White Marble — Built for Love, and the Most Famous Building on Earth
From Turning Points: World History · 4:11
Show by Madin Misan
An emperor built a tomb of white marble for the wife he loved — and it became the most famous building on earth. Twenty-two years, twenty thousand workers, and a love story carved in stone — that ends with a son imprisoning his own father.
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