Mausoleum

where nature has connected the living and the dead through the serenity and peace that is felt. The architecture of the area adds to the tranquility of the land. The gravestones are a chance to tell a story about a life. The design of each is so inspiring and eye opening. It is dreamlike to walk through the wooded area, surrounded by so many distinct stones that tell a tale of different neighbors in the Pittsburgh area. One of the monuments that caught my eye was the Moorhead Mausoleum. The greenery growing from every angle of the roof indicates that it may be one of the oldest structures there. The intricate English Gothic designs are an architect’s dream. I have attempted to draw this numerous times, but it has ended in failure looking more like a three year-old drew them. There is hope though, I am told that architecture school will teach me how to draw. Maybe one day I will come back to that area of the cemetery and be capable of drawing each intricate design on the columns and windows of this mausoleum. To continue the story, I have to explain why I entered the castle-like gates on Butler Street. I first entered the gates due to the passing of my grandmother Virginia Byerly Kerr. She was the essence of grace and class. She adored the arts and lived for this great city. She claimed her eternal resting place within the 300 acres, overlooking a beautiful pond and the modern design of the UPMC Children’s Hospital. I can imagine her sitting on her stone looking around at the…

The Mausoleum of the First Qin Emperor and Pyramid of Khufu have several aspects in common and several that are different. The age difference between the two buildings is 2,352 years. The Egyptians built the Pyramid of Khufu for Khufu, while the Mausoleum of the First Qin Emperor was built for Qin Shi Huang. China is the location in which The Mausoleum of the First Qin Emperor was found, although the pyramids of Giza have always been a known location. These tombs although similar in function…

Open on an average fall day late evening with the last light of the day quickly fading away. There’s a granite mausoleum lined with roman columns containing a myriad of gothic gargoyles. It stands underneath the nearby tree with the first wave of colored leaves starting to gather around its base and surrounding area. Behind the mausoleum is a hill containing rows of tombstones that rises out of frame. One of the doors to the mausoleum is ajar revealing the warm light of fire inside and the…

jurisprudences and installations which advanced China’s initial growth, still stand prominently. Not only famed for his input to the development of China but more recently for the Terracotta Warriors which were unexpectedly discovered surrounding his mausoleum. The preservation of the Terracotta Warriors reveal significant evidence of his sovereignty and ruling practices, and the pre-eminence he once held over his subjects. The discovery of the Terracotta Warriors played a considerable role in…

The Roman Pantheon and the Mausoleum of the Samanids The two artifacts that I choose to do are The Pantheon in Rome Italy 118 – 125 CE, and the Mausoleum of the Samanids, Bukhara, Uzbekistan of the early 10th century. The reason I choose to do these two was because they really stood out to me. They are both built the same and a little identical. The pantheon in Rome Italy was the main temple for all the Gods and also one of the best preserved of its time. The person who designed it ids unknown…

During his reign, he started the construction of his great tomb. On his death, his widow Queen Artemisia, who was also his sister, directed the construction of the mausoleum until its completion around 350 BC. She spared no expense by hiring the best architects and sculptures from Greece on designing it. The mausoleum was built as a tribute and it was based on the king’s passion, the Greek architecture. The mausoleum was sitting on a raised platform and surrounded by columns much like the…

Qin Shi Huang Di ordered the construction of his mausoleum which included the Terracotta Army shortly after ascending to the throne. Over 700,000 labourers were involved, unfortunately this was halted amid revolts a year after Qin Shi Huang Di's death. Qin Shi Huang Di wanted the Terracotta Army built so that he can be protected by them in the afterlife. The Terracotta Army, and the other statues found in the Emperor's mausoleum indicates the beliefs of Ancient China had regarding death and…

Abraham Lincoln, Christopher Columbus, Iwo Jima, The Vietnam Memorial, and the drawn out list continues of the many remarkable people and events that over the years artists have created memorials of/for. People create statues, plaques, mausoleums, etc., all for someone who has done something so phenomenal for this nation, as well of astonishing and even devastating events that have forever left an imprint on America and the rest of the world. Designing and having the task of dedicating a…

The Mausoleum was one of Augustus’ first buildings that he built after he won the battle of Actium in 31BC. The mausoleum was very grand it stood around 40 metres high and its diameter was nearly 90 metres. At the entrance to the Mausoleum there were pillars with the Rae Gestae (his autobiography) engraved on it. The front door to the Mausoleum was made of bronze and two Egyptian obelisks were made of granite and were placed on either side of the arched doorway. The entire monument was made of…

Where is the Mausoleum of Halicarnassus located? The Mausoleun of Halicarnassus was built on a hill overlloking the City of Halicarnassus, which is today the City of Bodrum in Turkey. At the time Halicarnassus was the capitlo of a small kingdom along the Mediterranean coast of Asia Minor. http://www.bodrumpages.com/English/mausoleum.html 16. Why was the mausoleum built? The mausoleum was built for Mausolus on his death, who was the second ruler of Caria from the Hecatomnid dynasty, who…