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Mausoleum of Ernst Ludwig Christoph Freiherr von Spiegel zum Desenberg

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Mausoleum of Ernst Ludwig Christoph Freiherr von Spiegel zum Desenberg

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Mausoleum of Ernst Ludwig Christoph Freiherr von Spiegel zum Desenberg

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Location: Halberstadt, Landkreis Harz, Harz Mountains, Saxony-Anhalt, Germany

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Klausi

September 1, 2020

Nice destination in Halberstadt.

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Olaf

February 13, 2022

Mausoleum of the founder, poet Ernst Ludwig Christoph von Spiegel zu Desenberg (1711–1785)

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Korngiebel

October 14, 2018

If Spiegel had initially intended the Belvedere as his burial site, he changed his plans by 1783 at the latest. In that year, he stipulated in his will that his remains should be interred "in the burial ground on the Spiegelsberg" and commissioned the construction of the mausoleum, which was presumably completed at the end of 1784, relatively shortly before Spiegel's death in May 1785.
Gleim wrote to Anna Luisa Karsch (poet, 1722-1791) on October 14, 1784, "He is working very diligently on his burial site near the pine grove. It may well cost a thousand thalers, the mausoleum that will one day enclose the body of the dear old man."
A stone staircase forms the entrance to the hexagonal building, topped with a round dome. The resting area is enclosed by a surrounding iron railing. Originally, an urn stood on each side of the entrance on the pillars of the gate. The remaining pillars were decorated with large spheres.

Above the door, the statues of Saint Lawrence on the right and Saint Stephen on the left watched over the peace of this place.

Inside the mausoleum, in front of a memorial plaque, stands an iron sarcophagus whose inscription bears Spiegel's name and dates of birth and death.

The cathedral dean was buried here in 1785, but his remains were transferred to the family burial ground in Seggerde in 1811.

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Kathrin unterwegs

October 18, 2020

The Mausoleum of Ernst Ludwig Christoph Freiherr Spiegel zum Diesenberg is located on the southern outskirts of Halberstadt.

halberstaedter-berge.de/spiegelsberge

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Wanderfreundin KJ

October 16, 2023

Mausoleum of Ernst Ludwig Christoph Freiherr von Spiegel zum Desenberg
February 22, 1711 - May 22, 1785
He laid out the Spiegelsberge landscape park near Halberstadt in 1771.

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Puffin

September 5, 2021

Mausoleum Freiherr von Spiegel

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October 11, 2020

Ernst Ludwig Christoph Freiherr von Spiegel zum Desenberg (* February 22, 1711 in Giessen; † May 22, 1785 in Wetzlar) was a manor owner, canon of Halberstadt, and from 1753, reigning cathedral dean in the Prussian Principality of Halberstadt.

He was close friends with Gleim, who managed his affairs as cathedral secretary.

In 1771, he laid out the Spiegelsberge landscape park near Halberstadt, founded the first Prussian teachers' college in 1778, and participated in the founding of the Halberstadt Literary Society in 1785.

He was also active as a poet and was close to the circle of poets of Weimar Classicism.

(Source: Wikipedia)

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Stef❤️Anni

April 26, 2024

Nice to look at and well preserved

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maria

March 13, 2025

Construction of the mausoleum was completed in 1784. When the park's creator died on May 22, 1785, he was buried in his mausoleum. In 1811, his body was transferred to the family crypt in Seggerde.
Source: Park brochure

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Naturfreund unterwegs

March 8, 2025

A beautiful park to relax.

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