A classical fancy that invites visitors to sit, pray, and contemplate for a while.
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Donahoe Monument, Calvary Cemetery
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Fleming Mausoleum, Allegheny Cemetery
A proper peripteral (meaning “with columns all the way around”) Doric temple that makes a grand impression at any time of year, but especially with fall colors as a backdrop. Its obvious model is the Temple of Hephaestus in Athens.
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Byers Mausoleum, Allegheny Cemetery
Iron baron Alexander McBurney Byers (1827–1900) and his family are buried in a mausoleum very closely modeled after the Temple of Hephaestus in Athens.
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Edward H. Jennings Mausoleum, Homewood Cemetery
A large Doric mausoleum whose size is not immediately obvious until we consider the full-sized bronze doors.
You can learn more about Edward H. Jennings, Successful American, at our earlier article on the Edward H. Jennings mausoleum.
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Peacock Mausoleum, Homewood Cemetery
Another honey-colored mausoleum, this one notable for its fine bronze doors with lion’s-head door pulls.
You can also see our earlier pictures of the Peacock mausoleum.
