Both kofun-type Imperial tombs are characterized by a keyhole-shaped island located within a wide, water-filled moat.

Imperial tombs and mausolea are cultural properties ; but they are guarded and administered by the Imperial Household Agency ( IHA ), which is the government department responsible for all matters relating to the emperor and his family.

He neglected defense and diplomacy completely and was reduced to plundering Imperial tombs to meet expenses.

Reproductions were preserved as rock-cut Etruscan tombs produced until the Roman Imperial period, and paintings at Pompeii show examples of them in the third style and later.

Also, because of the strong relationship between Shinto shrines and the Japanese Imperial family, a torii stands also in front of the tombs of each Emperor.

The 14th Prince Yinti ( Yongzheng's full-brother ) was placed under house arrest at the Imperial Tombs under the pretext of guarding their parents ' tombs.

Although the Imperial cult did not last long after Antiochus, several of his successors had their own tombs built on Mount Nemrud.

This can be seen in modern Manchuria, where archaeological sites that involve activities by Goguryeo are closed to access by Korean scholars, in the same way that 4th-6th Iron-age ' Imperial ' tombs in Japan, that would settle the question of the impact of Baekje on early Japanese history, are closed to excavation.

Although Ci ' an rarely left the Forbidden City, she did visit the Imperial tombs to pay respect to her husband and ancestors.

Pyotr Kuzmich Kozlov excavated several Hunnic Imperial tombs in the area of the river valley.

They were listed along with other tombs under the " Imperial Tombs of the Ming and Qing Dynasties " designation.

They have traditionally stood in front of Chinese Imperial palaces, Imperial tombs, government offices, temples, and the homes of government officials and the wealthy, from the Han Dynasty ( 206 BC-AD 220 ), and were believed to have powerful mythic protective benefits.

The possibility that such finds could verify theories of formative civilizational ties with contemporary civilizations in China and the Korean Peninsula, with commensurate influence on thought about the origins of the Imperial Household itself, is generally considered to be the greater part of the jealousy with which the agency guards its authority over this large number of tombs ( many of which are likely imperial only in name ), and prevents scientific inquiry into these sites.

Their tombs are grouped together in what are today known as the " Seven Imperial Tombs " at Ryōan-ji.

The necropolis consists of a series of Alexandrian tombs, statues and archaeological objects of the Pharaonic funeral cult with Hellenistic and early Imperial Roman influences.

The tombs at Petra, in the far east of the Empire are cut into cliffs, some with elaborate facades in the " baroque " style of the Imperial period.

His work in Vienna includes about twenty tombs of the Habsburg imperial family in the Imperial Crypt, especially his masterpiece, the elaborate double sarcophagus in Rococo style of Empress Maria Theresa and her husband Emperor Franz I Stephan on which Moll worked from 1751 to 1772.

Imperial Tombs of the Ming and Qing Dynasties ( 明清皇家陵寝 ) is the designation under which the UNESCO has included several tombs and burial complexes into the list of World Heritage Sites.

Of course, if you want to throw all caution to the winds and rent an Imperial or Cadillac limousine just for you and your bride, you'll have a memorable tour, but it won't be cheap, and it is not recommended unless you own a producing oil well or you've had a winner in the Irish Sweepstakes.

The use of a single official language, which modern scholarship has dubbed Official Aramaic or Imperial Aramaic, can be assumed to have greatly contributed to the astonishing success of the Achaemenids in holding their far-flung empire together for as long as they did.

Beginning in 1778 Emperor wished to have new works, in German, composed by his own subjects and brought on the stage with clear Imperial support.

The Chinese Imperial examination system seems to have been started in 165 BC, when certain candidates for public office were called to the Chinese capital for examination of their moral excellence by the emperor.

This theory also claims there can be only one rightful sovereign ruling all under heaven at a time but throughout Chinese history there have been many contentious and long periods of disunity where the question of legitimacy is moot ; see also Imperial Seal of China.

For example, for a long period it was assumed that Imperial China had no system of civil law because the law codes did not have explicit provisions for civil lawsuits.

From that point onward, Alexandria would have two patriarchs: the non-Chalcedonian native Egyptian one, now known as the Coptic Pope of Alexandria and Patriarch of All Africa on the Holy Apostolic See of St. Mark and the " Melkite " or Imperial Patriarch, now known as the Greek Orthodox Pope of Alexandria and Patriarch of All Africa.

For all their religious connotations, the emperors were not " gods " in the tradition of the Imperial cult — although they may have been hailed as such in Imperial panegyrics.

This curtailment of governors ' powers as the Emperors ' representatives may have lessened the political dangers of an all-too-powerful class of Imperial delegates, but it also severely limited governors ' ability to oppose local landed elites.

The Japanese have traditionally accepted this sovereign's historical existence, and an Imperial misasagi or tomb for Annei is currently maintained ; however, no extant contemporary records have been discovered which confirm a view that this historical figure actually reigned.

The Japanese have traditionally accepted this sovereign's historical existence, and an Imperial misasagi or tomb for Itoku is currently maintained ; however, no extant contemporary records have been discovered which confirm a view that this historical figure actually reigned.

The Japanese have traditionally accepted this sovereign's historical existence, and an Imperial misasagi or tomb for Kōan is currently maintained ; however, no extant contemporary records have been discovered which confirm a view that this historical figure actually reigned.

The Japanese have traditionally accepted this sovereign's historical existence, and an Imperial misasagi or tomb for Kōrei is currently maintained ; however, no extant contemporary records have been discovered which confirm a view that this historical figure actually reigned.

The Japanese have traditionally accepted this sovereign's historical existence, and an Imperial misasagi or tomb for Kōgen is currently maintained ; however, no extant contemporary records have been discovered which confirm a view that this historical figure actually reigned.

The Japanese have traditionally accepted this sovereign's historical existence, and an Imperial misasagi or tomb for Kaika is currently maintained ; however, no extant contemporary records have been discovered which confirm a view that this historical figure actually reigned.

Interestingly, abundant traditions relating to the Imperial family have been passed down by shrines and old-established families in both regions.

Many later Marxist theorists ( e. g. Eric Wolfe ) have generalized this characterization to include non-European societies, grouping feudalism together with Imperial Chinese and pre-Columbian Incan societies as ' tributary.

Other intellectuals in the environmental movement ( like Edward Goldsmith ) have used Gaia in the completely opposite way ; to stake a claim about how Gaia's focus on natural balance and resistance and resilience, should be emulated to design a conservative political system ( as explored in Alan Marshall's 2002 book ' The Unity of Nature ', ( Imperial College Press: London ).

One of the most spectacular features of Justinian's reign was the recovery of large stretches of land around the Western Mediterranean basin which had slipped out of Imperial control in the 5th century.

Under the Principate, all such spectacular displays came under Imperial control: the most lavish were subsidised by emperors, and lesser events were provided by magistrates as a sacred duty and privilege of office.

In its time the museum was, according to Dune: House Corrino, " one of the most spectacular constructions in the burgeoning Imperial city.

In its time the museum was, according to Dune: House Corrino, " one of the most spectacular constructions in the burgeoning Imperial city.

Legends In Concert, a full-production musical spectacular of celebrity impersonators, is one of the longest running shows in the Las Vegas area and originated at the Imperial Palace.