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A house built for someone who will never complain about the decor.
means A tomb is a chamber or structure built to hold the body of a dead person, often grand and meant to last.
from From Greek 'tymbos,' a burial mound, which traveled into Latin as 'tumba' (a grave) and then through Old French 'tombe' into English. The silent final 'b' is a quiet souvenir of that Latin past — a letter buried in the spelling and never spoken, fittingly enough.
- royal payroll
- Pyramids were built by paid workers, not slaves
- egg trick
- Taj Mahal mortar mixed with egg whites and fruit
- curse hype
- Tutankhamun's curse was invented by newspapers for sales
- terracotta army
- 8,000 clay soldiers guard one emperor underground
- grave robbery
- Most ancient tombs were looted within a generation
taj mahal — mughal emperor shah jahan's mausoleum for his wife mumtaz mahal, built 1632-1653 in agra, india
pyramid of khufu — egyptian pharaoh's tomb, largest pyramid on the giza plateau, built around 2560 bce
terracotta army mausoleum — emperor qin shi huang's burial site near xi'an, china, with 8,000 clay soldiers discovered in 1974
westminster abbey — gothic church in london housing tombs of british monarchs and notable figures since 1066