How to Find Land for Your Private Mausoleum: Locations and Construction
Mausoleums have gained notoriety throughout the ages for their architectural beauty and fascinating history. Many mausoleums, along with the estates on which they are located, become historical landmarks in their respective communities, creating a lasting legacy for the families entombed within their walls.
Where do you envision your final resting place? How do you want to express your legacy? The location of your mausoleum is just as important as, and could influence, your mausoleum design. Consider whether you want to purchase a private lot at a high-end cemetery or build your mausoleum on a private estate. Then, customize your family’s mausoleum to your heart’s content.
Read More»Eisenstadt, Austria: The Eternal Home of Joseph Haydn
- At August 08, 2014
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The quaint Austrian town of Eisenstadt, home to little more than 13,000 people, is the state capital of Burgenland. Nestled in the foothills of the Leitha Mountains, this town has a long and storied history that dates back to well before the time of Christ.
Located only a 45 minute drive from Vienna, the town of Eisenstadt is known for its wine production, beautiful castles, religious architecture, and the many museums that call the city home. It is, however, Eisenstadt’s most famous resident who is responsible for bringing the town to life each year.
Read More»Egyptian Revival Mausoleum: Mausoleum Styles and Architecture
- At March 20, 2013
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Egyptian is the most funerary style of architecture. After all, almost all architecture in ancient Egypt related to death and the afterlife.
American cemeteries trump American cities in their display of Egyptial architecture. While there is no denying that Egyptian Revival architecture is jam-packed with funerary symbolism, its obvious pagan origins reduces its popularity with the Christian community. Cemetery explorers find fewer and fewer examples of Egyptian Revival architecture the closer they get to the Bible Belt. However, those of the Jewish faith generally accept Egyptian architecture as much of their religious history is rooted in that region.
Read More»Dead Men Tell No Tales
- At September 28, 2014
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A final resting place is hallowed ground to be approached with an air of solemnity and a reverence for the individual who is buried or interred. We use these memorials as a way to quietly reflect on the lives of our loved ones. For these reasons and more, the recent act of Richard Hall of Spokane Valley, WA is unthinkable and abhorrent to most.
Hall, aged 30, was recently arrested by local police for the destruction of property and theft of small valuables from inside an area mausoleum. Detectives were able to track Hall down thanks to the presence of his fingerprints in the defaced memorial as well as security surveillance video shot during the crime.
Read More»Cypress Lawn Memorial Park Mausoleums, Colma, California
Cypress Lawn Memorial Park, known as the “City of the Silent,” is an important cemetery in Colma, California. Cypress Lawn Memorial Park, founded by Hamden Holmes Noble in 1892, has served many prominent citizens from the greater San Francisco area.
History of Cypress Lawn Memorial Park
Cypress Lawn Memorial Park was founded on an idea based on the failure of another prominent cemetery in the San Francisco area – Laurel Hill. In the 1860s, Laurel Hill was a premier cemetery in San Francisco, with beautiful trees and gardens and wide streets. With no trust funds or endowment to maintain the gardens and streets, however, Laurel Hill Cemetery fell into disrepair by the 1890s, and was considered a public disgrace. Hamden Holmes Noble, upon taking a carriage ride through Laurel Hill in the early 1890s, decided to start a new cemetery – one that would surpass Laurel Hill in beauty, and would be built on an endowment to ensure long-term care of the property.
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