Bellefontaine Cemetery, Late November 2014, Part 2

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I love out the various mausolea interact with each other, sneaking into each others’ shots, hiding partially behind trees or hillocks.

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This monument stood out to me, with an almost Baroque decorative element on top of it, such as I have seen at the Zwinger in Dresden, Germany.

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The Duncan Monument is likewise an interestingly proportioned and elegantly carved spire of stone.

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John J. Mitchell was a railroad magnate, obviously one of many in the cemetery.

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His Gothic Revival mausoleum features one of the more beautiful sculptures in the area, that of a mourning woman standing on the apex of the roof.

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  1. Alan says:

    Thanks for the photos. Love the place.

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