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Comparison of the World's Three Great Imperial Mausoleums


Comparison of Pyramid of the Pharaoh Khufu, Mausoleum of the first emperor of the Qin Dynasty and Nintokuryo Tumulus (Daisen Tumulus)

Nintoku-ryo Tumulus is one of the world’s largest imperial mausoleums.

  Length Height Volume
Nintoku-ryo Tumulus
(Daisen Tumulus)
486 meters 35 meters 1.4 million cubic meters
Pyramid of the Pharaoh Khufu 230.4 meters 146 meters 2.6 million cubic meters
Mausoleum of the first emperor of the Qin Dynasty 350 meters 76 meters 3.0 million cubic meters

 

Two of the world’s three great mausoleums have been registered as World Heritage sites

The pyramids in Egypt: Registered in 1979.
The pyramids in Egypt
The mausoleum of the first emperor of the Qin Dynasty in China: Registered in 1987.
The mausoleum of the first emperor of the Qin Dynasty in China