A particularly fine miniature basilica with a dome and a cross.
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Catanzaro Monument, Calvary Cemetery
The Catanzaro monument in Calvary Cemetery is almost unique in Pittsburgh in being built in the form of a ruin—specifically a ruined Ionic temple.
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Bianca DeConciliis Statue, Calvary Cemetery
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A life-size portrait of a beautiful young woman who died at twenty or twenty-one: she was born in 1921 and died in 1942.
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Mike Mannella Mausoleum, Calvary Cemetery
This exceptionally extravagant mausoleum, probably the grandest (certainly the tallest) in Calvary Cemetery, is a sort of late-Art-Deco interpretation of Gothic architecture. The door is beautiful, and small reliefs near the top document what must have been an eventful life in Pittsburgh business.
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Hershman Monument, Homewood Cemetery
A restful bench and a beautiful high relief make this monument an inviting spot for a few minutes of contemplation.
