This group of tombs represents the evolution of Joseon-style tomb architecture over a period of five hundred years.

This change in tomb architecture came from the last wishes of the king and reflects a new frugal style that influenced later royal tomb construction.

The use of que in tomb architecture and other contexts declined after the Han Dynasty but did not disappear.

This combination of mastaba and grave mound represents a combination of Northern (mastaba) and Southern (grave mound) tomb architecture.

The results are a cross between a walk-in painting and tomb architecture.

The tomb architecture and decoration conforms to the standard design of Theban tombs of the New Kingdom by using such scenes that are commonly found in contemporary tombs.

The earliest and most popular tomb architecture in the Old Kingdom was the mastaba, a flat-roofed rectangular structure of mudbrick or stone built over an underground burial chamber.

An impressive example of tomb architecture is the mausoleum of Sultan Sanjar at Merv, a massive building measuring 27 m square with a huge double dome resting on squinches and muqarnas pendentives.

The veneration of the dead in Bengal and the creative genius of modern Bengali builders have yielded some outstanding examples of tomb architecture in Bangladesh.

Site includes more than 700 carved monuments, spectacular tomb architecture and cult centres.