Update: See the mausoleum again in August of 2014. The mausoleum also began to suffer from severe roof problems that allowed water to damage the interior.
Valhalla Cemetery and its mausoleum are further down St. Charles Rock Road, and feature beautiful architecture as well.
This giant portico in the Doric style presents a sense of sturdiness and agelessness towards visitors.
I love the figure of the sleeping woman above the front door.
Valhalla, of course, was the ancient land in Norse mythology where fallen warriors went after being allowed to die in battle by Valkyries.
Wow – those are some impressive chunks of granite(?)!Amazing the solidity, reliability, and permanence that those cemeteries in the early part of the last Century liked to project.