This
UNESCO-protected archaeological wonder preserves not just the palatial tombs of
Philip II and other members of Macedonian royalty but also the integrity of a
solemn burial mound and a museum within the tumulus.
It contains
four palatial tombs (including those of Philip II and Alexander the Great’s
teenage son, Alexander IV) and some of the most astonishing finds from
Macedonian history: the gold larnax containing Philip’s bones (emblazoned with
the Macedonian sun), his massive armour and the golden wreath he wore on his
funeral pyre, almost luminous in the dimmed lighting, among them.
