America's Mausoleum of Halicarnassus

Grant's Tomb in New York City, the Western Hemisphere's largest mausoleum, was modeled on the ancient Mausoleum of Halicarnassus.
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[@markpappas9858]

The CIVIL COURTS building in Saint Louis is perhaps more in accord with interpreting the original form of the Mausoleum of Halicarnassus. .... check it out !

[@TXMEDRGR]

Thanks, the influence of the ancient world is all around us.

[@andrewroberts7428]

as grant's esteem has been insidiously diminished by lost cause revisionism, it's worth pointing out exactly why such a grand monument was built for the man, and it's because, in his time and as he should be now judged, he was one of america's greatest heroes and is a fine example of leadership based on liberal democratic values of decency, equality, fairness and justice

[@theotherohlourdespadua1131]

Dude's weak politically. Despite being an able commander, he's a mediocre politician who let the corrupt take advantage of his naivete...

[@fredirecko]

I had no idea this existed, thanks for sharing

[@slocke4558]

I just to go there while at Columbia. It is well hidden by the out-of-the-way location and over grown vegetation. I understand Grant's wife lived nearby when it was built which explains where it is located but it would be more popular had they put it in DC. Certainly, worth a visit.

[@charliecoleman583]

I’m a longtime viewer of your channel currently living in West Harlem, so cool to see you do a video about the neighborhood! Love your videos and I hope you enjoyed your visit to NYC

[@hughmcaloon6506]

Been there, did not know of he Halicarnassus connection, but it made me immediately think of Napoleon's tomb, though... and I think that Grant would have been really uncomfortable knowing that his tomb looked like this. A most humble American, that man.

[@marial8235]

Grant is one of my favorites because of his humility and decency.

[@hamiljohn]

And answering the famous quip of yesteryear of 'Who's buried in Grant's tomb', as well!

[@Nashvillain10SE]

Ah, but they're not "buried" there; they are entombed there.

[@michaeldunne338]

Worth a visit. It is by the Riverside Church and not far from Columbia University.

[@robertafierro5592]

Its diagonally across the street!

[@davidmajer3652]

I have to visit this place the next time I am in town.

[@iluminumfalcon8619]

I wonder why it toke 12 years for that medium size temple style building compared to others in sorter time & much more detailed??

[@jg90049]

Check. out the Masonic Temple on 16th St. NW in Washington, DC.

[@trick421]

But does it give +1 Science +1 Culture and +1 Faith to all coast tiles?

[@mikeq7134]

Robert E. Lee, the Confederate commander who fought opposite Grant, is likewise grandly tombed behind the altar in the chapel of Washington & Lee College in Lynchburg, Virginia.

[@michaelporzio7384]

Garrett answers the historical question ... Who is buried in Grant's Tomb? Visited many years ago , is the "graffiti art" still there?

[@tdpay9015]

According to the old riddle, the answer is no one -- since entombment is not the same as burial.

[@lookoutforchris]

Was it the 70s the last time you visited? I’ve never even heard of graffiti on a monument in NY in my lifetime. Graffiti is primarily in the ghetto or in places where they have the building owners permission and it’s done more like a mural.

[@hellishrebuke8169]

for the first 10 seconds i thought this was a still photo with audio on top lol

[@paulkoza8652]

Hi Garrett, Napoleon's tomb is not made of porphyry. It is made of a variety of red quartzite from Russia (how ironic). I have been to Grant's Tomb. Not too many folks go there anymore. It is a bit out of the way.

[@dziban303]

He didn't say it was made of porphyry. It's not quartzite either, it's red granite from Wisconsin

[@muscledavis5434]

Oh, thank you! I thought it was out of Porphyry

[@cassandrademaster7228]

I went to New York for a band/choir trip and this was actually our first destination! I am thankful that our band instructor took the time to appreciate such an important landmark.

[@Rikard_A]

​@@dziban303Napoleons tomt is made of quartzite. Paulkoza never said what Grant tomt was made of.

[@dziban303]

@@Rikard_A you can go ahead and check with the NPS who says it's red granite from Wisconsin, if you can spell it right

[@fkr9032]

Are there just two people making out for a while in the background at the start, or is it just me? 🤨

[@T_Mo271]

Not very vigorous if making-out, more likely they're just standing there talking about where to warm up and get lunch.

[@obsidianjane4413]

You look very cold.

[@T_Mo271]

The inside view looks extremely reminiscent of the US Capitol.

[@baneofbanes]

Americans love that neo-classical style.

[@525Lines]

Nobody thought to give him money when he was old and broke?

[@hughmcaloon6506]

Nope.

[@michaeldunne338]

Mark Twain gave him advice, on writing a memoir (and avoiding bad book deals). Twain would publish and promote the books.

[@baneofbanes]

No, in fact he was basically dwindled out of his lonely after his presidency.

[@theotherohlourdespadua1131]

Dude isn't the luckiest in terms of fortune. Remember, he only joined in the Army because he has so many failed businesses that he consider joining the military as his best chance of surviving...

[@michaeldunne338]

@@theotherohlourdespadua1131 Grant got into West Point around the age of 17 in 1839, and remained in the army until resigning under a bit of a cloud in 1854. He would then struggle at farming or four years, and was impacted by the panic of 1857. In 1860 he worked for his father and earned enough to pay off his debts and get his house in order.

[@BE74297]

it was there long before grant and the remodel

[@baneofbanes]

No it was built following his death.

[@henriquesalvatti544]

"Monarchies wastes tax payer money" Meanwhile, the least ostentatious republican monument:

[@baneofbanes]

A public monument that attracts tourism compared to an entire family with multiple private estates who live a lavish lifestyle that most of us could only dream of funded in part by the state. Oh and they also get shit like this too.

[@uncletiggermclaren7592]

Who paid for it?. He was not wealthy in the end of his life. I guess public submissions ?.

[@guyfawkesuThe1]

Grant's book was a best seller.

[@michaelporzio7384]

​@@guyfawkesuThe1 Yes, assisted and inspired by none other than Mark Twain!

[@uncletiggermclaren7592]

Yes. I have read it twice. But it wasn't published until just a few weeks before his death if I recall correctly. And he got a very generous advance from Sam Clements, the publisher ;) but nothing like the wealth that a modern advance represents.@@guyfawkesuThe1

[@wardlindemann8607]

It’s prentious and unbefitting of an American general.

[@Psychol-Snooper]

"Prentious?" 🙃

[@tomspencer1364]

Don't you find it funny that the unpretentious Grant is buried in such overblown splendor? Quite an end for a guy whose starting idea of success was being a math professor.

[@davidjgill4902]

There is a poignant contrast between Grant's humble origins and pre-war life and the heroic leader he became. His humble origins alone don't make such an honorific tomb inappropriate.

[@davidjgill4902]

@@davidkepley4396 No, Ulysses and Julia Grant were given a slave by her father. In short order, Grant decided to free that slave despite his and Julia's dire financial circumstances. This all happened well before the war.

[@davidkepley4396]

Julia Grant was very fond of one slave girl "Jule" who eventually ran away in1863. That was in Missouri, a state exempt from the emancipation proximation where the Grants then resided. @@davidjgill4902