"The one who was murdered just a week after the tomb was opened?"
Some people fear that something solemn and mysterious may be lost forever if the tomb is opened, for whatever reason.
About eighteen months later, the tomb is opened, and the skeletons are found.
However, when the tomb was opened in 1849 it was found to be empty.
The tomb was completed and opened to the public April 9, 1932, at a cost of $48,000.
In 1742, when his tomb was opened, the body was found to be perfectly preserved.
Morya left strict orders that his tomb be never opened.
In 1932 the tomb was opened, but it was empty.
After excavation, the tomb and an exhibition hall were formally opened to the public in 1957.
For much of this century, therefore, the tomb was opened only occasionally.