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Graceland Cemetery is a large historic garden cemetery located in the north side community area of Uptown, in Chicago, Illinois, United States.Established in 1860, its main entrance is at the intersection of Clark Street and Irving Park Road.
Eternal Silence, alternatively known as the Dexter Graves Monument or the Statue of Death, [1] is a monument in Chicago's Graceland Cemetery and features a bronze sculpture of a hooded and draped figure set upon, and backdropped by, black granite.
Oak Woods Cemetery is a large lawn cemetery in Chicago, Illinois.Located at 1035 E. 67th Street, in the Greater Grand Crossing area of Chicago's South Side.Established 172 years ago on February 12, 1853, it covers 183 acres (74 ha).
1516 – Michelangelo agrees to a new contract with Julius's heirs, who demand the completion of the project. 1520s – Michelangelo carves The Genius of Victory and four unfinished Slaves (now in the Accademia, Florence). 1532 – Michelangelo signs a second new contract, which involves a wall-tomb.
Rosehill's Joliet-limestone entrance gate (added in 1864) was designed by William W. Boyington, the architect of the Chicago Water Tower and the Old University of Chicago, who is buried in Rosehill. The Rosehill Cemetery Administration Building and Entry Gate was listed on the U.S. National Register of Historic Places in 1975.
The K-Town Historic District is a historic district listed on the National Register of Historic Places located in the North Lawndale community area in Chicago, Illinois.A mainly residential area, its borders are West Cullerton Street to the north, South Pulaski Road to the east, West Cermak Road to the south, and South Kostner Avenue to the west.
Notes: See the Collector's Notes.: References: For full details, see PJ. Mode, "References" Source/Photographer: Caetani, Michelangelo. La materia della Divina commedia di Dante Alighieri dichiarata in VI tavole da Michelangelo Caetani.
The cemetery is home to two memorials to Chicago-area Grand Army of the Republic posts. The memorial of Phil Sheridan Post 615, based in Oak Park, Illinois, is atop the gravesite of one of its former presidents, Wilbur Fisk Crummer. [12] Chicago-based Columbia Post 706 has its memorial in the cemetery west of the Des Plaines River. [13]