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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.
Memorial Park Cemetery and Mausoleum 9900 Gross Point Rd., Skokie: 1913 Memorial Park Cemetery Mausoleum 9900 Gross Point Rd., Skokie: 1913 Memory Gardens Cemetery 2501 E. Euclid Ave, Arlington Heights: Menorah Gardens 2630 S. 17th Ave., Broadview: 1930 Jewish Montrose Cemetery: 5400 N. Pulaski Rd., Chicago: 1902
Well-known Chicago brewer Peter Schoenhofen (born in Dörbach, then Prussia, in 1827; died in 1893) his Schoenhofen Brewing Company was among the largest in Chicago in 1880. [1] Schoenhofen's family mausoleum was designed by Richard E. Schmidt, a Chicago School architect, in 1893, with construction beginning on July 1 of that year.
Mausoleum of Prophet Qeydar, Zanjan, Iran: Qedar, the son of Ishmael, is believed by the Shi'ites to have been buried in Zanjan. The current mausoleum is a 14th-century reconstruction that has been renovated a few times. Zebulun: Tomb of Zebulun, Sidon, Lebanon: Seen here: Currently a Shi'ite shrine which is still locked to the public.
Today the Tomb of Daniel in Susa is a popular attraction among local Muslims and Iran's Jewish community alike. 19th-century engraving of Daniel's tomb in Susa, from Voyage en Perse Moderne, by Flandin and Coste. The earliest mention of Daniel's Tomb published in Europe is given by Benjamin of Tudela who visited
The Carrie Eliza Getty Tomb, located in Graceland Cemetery in Chicago, Illinois, United States, was commissioned in 1890 by the lumber baron, Henry Harrison Getty, for his wife. It was designed by the noted American architect, Louis Sullivan of the firm Adler & Sullivan .
Original wing of the mausoleum. Dedicated in 1914, Rosehill Mausoleum was designed by architect Sidney Lovell. It is the largest mausoleum in Chicago and has two levels, the lower level being partially underground. The interior is constructed almost entirely of marble. The floors are Italian Carrara marble. There are many small family-owned ...
Inside the mausoleum is one of Sullivan's trademark arches, the arch frames a Sullivan-designed, but unsigned, bust of Ryerson. [6] The Ryerson Mausoleum is one of three tombs that Louis Sullivan designed during his career. The Getty Tomb, completed one year after the 1889 Ryerson Tomb, is also located in Graceland Cemetery. [7]