Mausoleums, by Unknown Artist, 1000 - 1030 about, 11th Century. Egypt, Assuan, Assuan, Assuan. View mausoleums domes bricks. About sixty mausoleums remain in the necropolis of Assuan, many of which were built for women. The mausoleum was built according to the classic standards of the Sassanian Fire Temple square plan, open sides, dome roofing. The dome on top of the architectural structure is a symbolic image of the heavenly vault. 2009 photograph.