Necropolis in Glasgow, Scotland, Egyptian Revival Mausoleum

The Necropolis in Glasgow, Scotland, Egyptian Revival Mausoleum

Glasgow’s Necropolis, located near St. Mungo’s Cathedral (Glasgow Cathedral), is an example of a 19th-century garden or rural cemetery. Concerns about church cemetery overcrowding and sanitation inspired this new style of cemeteries in Britain and France in the late eighteenth century. In 1804, the first cemetery in the European garden or rural cemetery style was Père Lachaise, located on the outskirts of Paris. Mourners and tourists were encouraged to wander among the tombs, consider the history of those buried there, enjoy the views, and appreciate the architecture of the monuments.
Egyptian Revival Mausoleum of the Grandison family.

For more about cemeteries see Discovering Quacks, Utopias, and Cemeteries: Modern Lessons from Historical Themes

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