Tag: Doric

  • Pantheon and Parthenon

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    If you simply can’t settle for less, why not rest eternally in a replica of one of the world’s most famous monuments? These impressive memorials are in the Allegheny Cemetery.

    Click on the picture to enlarge it.

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  • Stained Glass in the Wittmer Mausoleum, Allegheny Cemetery

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    A fine piece of glass, though the symbolism may be a bit muddled. The parting of the clouds and the heavenly radiance suggest that the dove represents the Holy Spirit; the leaf in its beak suggests Noah’s dove (Genesis 8:10-11).

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