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Is a Community Mausoleum Right for You?

A community mausoleum offers affordable mausoleum interment options for families whose budgets don’t support private mausoleums. Community mausoleums have benefits beyond price, though there are some areas in which private mausoleum interment offers more customization and peace of mind.

Community Mausoleums Offer Affordable Interment Options

One of the primary reasons that families choose interment in a community mausoleum instead of a private mausoleum is the affordability of community mausoleum interment. Being interred in a community mausoleum is a fraction of the cost of a private family mausoleum.

2,100 Year-Old Royal Mausoleum Discovered in China

Archaeologists recently discovered the 2,100 year-old tomb of Chinese King Liu Fei, who died in 128 BC. The mountaintop excavation, which took two years, unearthed 10,000 artifacts made of gold, silver, bronze, and jade.

As befitting a ruler known for “extreme arrogance and luxury,” according to historians, Liu Fei entered the afterlife in grand style. Replete with all the treasures of the ancient world, his mausoleum offers a glimpse of his luxurious lifestyle, boasting:

Popular Mausoleum Flower Arrangements: Ideas & Inspiration

Flowers as a grave decoration provide a thoughtful way to honor and remember loved ones. Choosing the right arrangement can add a personal and meaningful touch to your tribute. Below, we explore mausoleum flower arrangement ideas to help you select the perfect display, including tips on displaying flowers in mausoleums.

Mausoleum Burial Guide: Types, Benefits & Cost

Mausoleum burial is a highly desirable form of internment among families who can afford the associated costs. Mausoleum burial offers a dignified alternative to ground burial, and offers many benefits to grieving family members. Many who chose mausoleum burial do so to honor a distinctive life, as a loving way to memorialize the deceased, and to provide a beautiful place to visit and remember their loved ones.

The Pros and Cons of Mausoleums

It’s prudent to consider all end-of-life options, whether you are preplanning for yourself or recently lost someone you love. While the method of disposition may have already been chosen, you also need to consider the final resting place of the remains.

Let’s consider one option – the private mausoleum. We will discuss the pros and cons of this form of entombment and how that compares to underground burial.

Burial Tips: Above Ground Entombment FAQs

There are many final resting place options, but the idea of an above-ground mausoleum may bring you the most peace. Please allow us to answer some of the most frequently asked questions about above-ground burial options.

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6 FAQs About Private Mausoleums

We understand that before you commit to a private mausoleum as your eternal resting place, you may have questions about these structures. After all, building a private mausoleum or family mausoleum requires the expenditure of resources, so you want to make sure you are fully informed before you begin.

Here are some of the most popular questions our clients ask about private entombment options.

Italy Restores the Tomb of the First Roman Emperor

The first Roman Emperor and founder of the Pax Romana, Emperor Augustus (born Gaius Octavius) — the man so influential the Roman Senate named a month after him — is finally getting some long-overdue recognition this summer, as his mausoleum undergoes a major renovation to celebrate the 2,000 year anniversary of his death.

Although Augustus is one of the most influential figures in western history, his mausoleum has fallen on hard times. Over the last few centuries, the monument has been bombed, sacked, and built over, acting as a bullfighting ring and concert hall before being consigned to neglect as a meeting place for vagrants and prostitutes. The mausoleum, which stood 120ft-high and was topped by a 15-ft bronze statue of Augustus himself during its heyday, once housed the emperor’s ashes as well as those of his successors, Tiberius and Claudius. But as tourists flock to the Forum and the Colosseum, the final resting place of Rome’s first and greatest emperor — the man whose rule inaugurated more than two centuries of peace and security in the greater part of the known world — lies unremarked and unnoticed behind a fence across from a pizzeria.

Mausoleum vs. Monument: Similarities, Differences, and Benefits of Each

Every thinking person takes time to examine their lives and legacy periodically. During that time of self-reflection, you may have envisioned how you wish to be remembered.

Of course, you probably want to be remembered for your industry, community, and country contributions. You may also wish to be remembered fondly and respectfully by your children, grandchildren, and great-grandchildren.