It took a bit of money to raise an authentic peripteral Doric temple like this. (“Peripteral” means having columns all the way around.)
One sooty corner of the mausoleum also memorializes Pittsburgh’s industrial past.
More pictures are here.
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Eaton-Brown-Fleming Mausoleum, Homewood Cemetery
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Dr. H. H. Clark Mausoleum, Homewood Cemetery
Dr. Clark’s mausoleum is a typical Doric temple, but the arch is relatively unusual. Another picture is here.
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Classical Mausoleums in the Homewood Cemetery
Classical temples roam in herds through the Homewood Cemetery. Here we see four of them dappled with late-afternoon sun.
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Fall Colors in the Homewood Cemetery
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Riter Mausoleum, Homewood Cemetery
A large Doric temple near the entrance to the cemetery. It is very much a gentleman’s mausoleum: it is most distinguished by its lack of distinguishing features, concentrating instead on getting every detail of the style perfectly correct.
