Mausoleums

A former palace transformed into a mausoleum for North Korea's supreme leaders.

The ruins of an abandoned cemetery are among the last remnants of the old village of La Boulaye before a wealthy landowner had it relocated.

A Victorian cemetery in the heart of Brooklyn remains a popular mecca of morbid curiosity.

Where the father of Persian poetry is laid to rest.

On the Irish coast, 18 members of the Howard family are eternally resting in an Egyptian pyramid.

This 17th-century mausoleum is topped with an acoustic marvel.

This monument to a veteran of the Mexican-American War is one of only two in Manhattan that serve as an actual mausoleum.

In terms of history and architecture, this is one of the most remarkable cemeteries in the world.

A tower built by an emperor for an antelope.

A replica of the Statue of Liberty watches over the tomb of 72 Chinese revolutionaries.

This imposing memorial contains the remains of Che Guevara — and 29 other guerrillas who died with him in Bolivia.

This otherworldly palace-mausoleum complex is the stuff eternal dreams are made of.

An artist's mausoleum with a haunting echo.

The Egyptian-inspired last resting place of Lord Kilmorey.