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Old Mausoleum (Altes Mausoleum), Rosenhöhe Park

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Old Mausoleum (Altes Mausoleum), Rosenhöhe Park

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Old Mausoleum (Altes Mausoleum), Rosenhöhe Park

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    February 10, 2022

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    Mighty building to bury 12 people!
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    September 11, 2019

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    Impressive building or resting place. The front hedge is planted in the form of a cross.
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    June 21, 2021

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    Das Alte Mausoleum wurde im Jahre 1826 nach Plänen von Hofarchitekt Georg Moller im Stil eines kleinen griechischen Tempels erbaut. Dieses Bauwerk wurde für Prinzessin Elisabeth (1821–1826) errichtet, deren Mutter Großherzogin Wilhelmine Luise den Park zum Bestattungsort ihrer an Scharlach verstorbenen Tochter bestimmt hatte. Als die Großherzogin 1836 starb, wurde sie ebenfalls hier beigesetzt.[1]

    In den Jahren 1869/70 wurde das Mausoleum nach Plänen des Darmstädter Architekten Heinrich Wagner erweitert, der dem ursprünglichen Bau zwei symmetrische Seitenflügel hinzufügte.[1] In der nördlichen Grabkapelle wurden 1878 Großherzogin Alice und Prinzessin Marie bestattet, die Mutter und eine Schwester des letzten Großherzogs Ernst Ludwig.

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