Designing a Mausoleum Floor Plan: Blueprints for Monuments
- At November 21, 2022
- By Belinda McLeod
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Before you work with designers to create a mausoleum floor plan for your custom mausoleum, you might want to learn about this unique type of final resting place. Here are some answers to FAQs about mausoleums.
Latest Mausoleum Trends for 2023
- At September 23, 2020
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As you think about the construction of your family’s custom mausoleum, it is worthwhile to consider the architectural designs for mausoleums that are trending across the world. ArchDaily recently published a piece called “Architecture of the Afterlife,” which featured private and public mausoleums that are attracting notice.
One of the most interesting designs featured in the article is the Pantheon Nube by Clavel Arquitectos. The mausoleum features doors that are so intricately designed that they can be opened in a specific way. Forever Legacy works with Clavel Arquitectos to deliver timeless modern designs to their clients who are seeking something unique.
Read More»Mausoleum Trends in 2023
- At January 13, 2017
- By Belinda McLeod
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Unlike their occupants, mausoleum trends come and go.
Old world aesthetics continue to influence architecture for the dead. A massive number of mausoleums were designed in the classical era so it makes sense that a classical style impacts modern death designs. Besides, the designs please a wide range of people.
Read More»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»Mausoleum Crypts: Family Mausoleums
- At May 31, 2022
- By Dachary Carey
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Although expensive, mausoleums are highly valuable and beneficial ways of preserving the memory of an individual or family. A mausoleum crypt provides a safe resting place for the remains of family members in a way that allows a continuing feel of closeness that traditional burial does not supply.
Read More»Jewish Mausoleums & Monuments
- At March 11, 2013
- By Karen Parker
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Most mausoleums place remains above ground inside a mausoleum crypt. Because Scripture and Jewish tradition dictate burial of the deceased in the ground, mausoleums are not commonly used by the Jewish faithful. Instead, Jewish cemetery monuments are placed over the earthen grave of the beloved deceased.
Read More»Considering a Private Mausoleum: Is it Right for You?
- At March 16, 2013
- By Belinda McLeod
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A private mausoleum is an above-ground building used as a permanent resting place for the deceased. Some private mausoleums are personal mausoleums, built for a single individual. Others are family mausoleums, built to house the remains of multiple family members. If you’re considering a private mausoleum, here’s what you need to know to decide if it’s right for you:
Read More»Seeing Double: Bache Mausoleum borrows from Kiosk of Trajan
To coin a phrase, “if it works, don’t fix it.” The design of most mausoleums, like houses, is based on tried and true templates. And there are, of course, personal visions, one-of-a-kind mausoleums, that reflect the taste or whim of the designer or owner. There is a third inspiration for mausoleums: basing the design on existing buildings that may or may not be mausoleums. When designing a mausoleum, it is certainly worth considering using an existing building as inspiration. Indeed, if it works, don’t fix it.
Read More»Manhattan Almost Had an Owl Mausoleum on Skyline
- At August 02, 2015
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History is fascinating. Learning and researching people, structures, and events helps to bring a better understanding of the time that was. However, not all study of history is of things that came to be. Sometimes the more fascinating stories surround things that never were. One example of this was detailed in a very interesting article recently, involving a wealthy playboy, a philandering architect, and a 200-foot tall, hollowed owl mausoleum. Let us begin.
The story begins almost 110 years ago when, in an attempt to secure immortality, heir to the New York Herald publishing fortune James Bennett Gordon, Jr. commissioned the most sought after architect of the day, Stanford White, to design and build the home for his hereafter.
Read More»Mausoleums – What’s Trending in 2021?
- At April 29, 2019
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Many people ask, “What is a mausoleum?” They might have heard the term but are unsure about its meaning. Simply put, a mausoleum (as opposed to a standard, in-ground gravesite) is any free-standing structure built to enclose a burial vault or interment space for one or more deceased persons. The textbook mausoleum definition typically notes that the structure houses a burial vault, death chamber or cremation niche.
Mausoleums can hold remains of any kind within its burial chamber, including cremation urns or caskets, either of which might be housed in yet another, smaller interment enclosure within the mausoleum itself. Individual, family and public mausoleums are quite common in the U.S., as are mausoleums built on private property for families who wish to memorialize their deceased in a truly personalized setting. A traditional family mausoleum can be quite elaborate while others tend to be minimalist, simple and plain.
Like housing, automotive and clothing styles, there are distinct trends in the burial industry. Interment styles often reflect the personal wishes of the deceased or surviving family members. Year after year.
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