Mound in Osaka - the largest tomb in the world (4 photos)

The largest (in area) burial of one person is, oddly enough, in Japan, where every square meter of land at a premium. This tomb lived in the 4th century BC Emperor Nintoku. Grave complex is located in Sakai, near Osaka. Its total area - 46 hectares. The tomb itself - a mound height of 33 meters keyhole surrounded by water on all sides.



In Japanese, the name sounds like "Daysenrё-Kofun." This is the tomb of Emperor Nintoku, and she is about 1600 years.
The length of the mound is about 486 meters, width - 305 meters, height - 33 meters, and the area - 464, 124 square meters.
Unfortunately, the entrance to the crypt for a very long time is strictly forbidden, so travelers are almost never happens.
However, there is in it and a plus. On the territory of the mound preserved nature, which was unchanged from ancient times. Therefore, it happens that the tanuki, whose number is very small, come with the territory of the crypt directly into residential areas located nearby.
Kurgan this is not one next to it there is a lot of the same graves, but is less well seen them from a height of "flight" Google Maps.







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