Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum in Hanoi, Vietnam
One can’t read about the Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum without learning about the famous corpse on display in the glass sarcophagus for ten months a year. However, the structure itself, which was inspired by Lenin’s Mausoleum in Moscow, is definitely worth the visit – as long as you do the necessary research before making the long trek.
Let’s learn about this famous mausoleum, which honors Ho Chi Minh, the founder of the Viet Minh and the Vietnamese Communist Party.
Read More»Tips for Finding the Best Mausoleums for Sale
We know how emotionally difficult it can be to think about end-of-life issues. However, finding mausoleums for sale well before they’re needed is wise.
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There’s no time like the present to make these critical plans. After all, purchasing a mausoleum requires more time than purchasing a cemetery plot.
Here’s a quick guide for those interested in buying a mausoleum. First, we’ll answer the basic questions about researching mausoleums for sale. Then we’ll give you a brief overview of the building process.
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Read More»In Search of Jesus’ Tomb
- At August 16, 2013
- By mausoleum
- In Doug Keister's Blog
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It is probably next to impossible to precisely plumb what tomb people most want to see. The Taj Mahal and the Great Pyramid of Giza are certainly contenders. But the majority of people do not go to those places because they want to see a tomb. They go there because of the history and architecture.
However, there is one burial place where people go specifically to see a tomb. The name of the person who supposedly occupied this tomb just might be the most recognizable name on Earth: Jesus of Nazareth.
Travelers to the Holy Land often hear the phrase ‘the tradition is.’ There are so many layers of history, buildings, events, and people that the whereabouts of specific historic sites have been lost to the ages. To be sure, the Mount of Olives, Garden of Gethsemane, the Sea of Galilee, the Jordan River, and Mount Zion are verifiable places. But other places are often referred to as the ‘traditional site’ such as the traditional site of the Last Supper and the traditional site of Jesus’ birth. Other sites have more than one traditional location. Such is the case with Mary’s place of ascension and Jesus’ tomb and place of ascension.
Read More»2000 Year Old Mausoleum to Receive $3 Million for Restoration in Creative Trade
- At October 23, 2014
- By mausoleum
- In Doug Keister's Blog
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I can’t count the number of times that, when I tell people about my appreciation of mausoleums and cemeteries, I hear, “What a waste of money. What are they good for? People ought to be assigning money in their wills toward art and things that benefit humanity.”
After they have finished their all-things-funerary diatribe, I pause to collect my thoughts. Then, with one eye closed and eyebrow raised, I ask them what they think about the Pyramids of Egypt, the Taj Mahal in India, the Terra-cotta Warriors in China, Westminster Abbey in England, and the Pantheon in Rome.
As I continue to rattle off well-known mausoleums and burial locations around the world, they usually hold up their hand imploring me to stop. They get my point. The fact is many of the most popular tourist destinations in the world are mausoleums. They are not only a testament to the entombed person but timestamps that often tell us, in great detail, what the architectural and social mores were at the time they were constructed.
The latest permutation of the staying power of mausoleums is that one of them has now become a bargaining chip: the restoration of the Mausoleum of Augustus in Rome for art. Augustus was the first emperor of Rome. He ruled as emperor for 41 years, dying at age 75 in 14 AD.
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