THE MODERN CEMETERY. 
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The Q. P. Morosini flausoleum, Woodlawn Cemetery, 
New York. 
The mausoleum stands on a lot about 75 feet in 
diameter. It is in the form of a Greek cross, 25 
feet square, architecturally in the Byzantine style, 
and of a total height of 35 feet. The external ma- 
terial is Westerly, R. I., red granite of fine quality, 
finished in hammered effect. The sides of the struc- 
ture are pierced by windows of green veined, white 
marble, the grille of the main window over the 
doors being of the same material, while the rear 
window is in stained glass with a grille of rich yel- 
low bronze. The interior is adorned with some of 
the finest examples of Florentine mosaic work, the 
design of the floor and the ceiling is beautiful in 
colored marble. It is of cruciform shape, and a 
pendentive ceiling above the catacombs, supported 
by four columns, is composed of mosaic of Vene- 
tian marble made in Venice. The four columns 
composing this vaulted ceiling are carved from Cip- 
poliny marble, an Italian stone noted for its beauti- 
ful creamy tint and violet and green veins. The 
building contains ten catacombs, four being placed 
on either side of the central hall, and two beneath 
the rear window. The faces of these catacombs are 
of fine Venetian work. The caps of the four col- 
umns are of statuary marble, harmonizing with the 
general artistic tone of the interior, and formed af- 
ter four different models, the floors and capitals be- 
ing adapted from the motive of the design of St. 
Mark’s, Venice. The bronze doors, cast by the 
Henry-Bonnard Co., of New York, are eighty-four 
inches high by thirty-six inches wide, of right and 
left design. The doors and framework are of heavy 
bronze, and the lintel bears the date 
MDCCCXCIV. Above this the polish- 
ed granite lintel has the name G. P. 
Morosini. The underlying pattern of 
the doors is geometric in design, with 
smooth panels alternating with fruit and 
flowers. The dome is composed of four 
monolithic stones, the largest being 
thirteen feet six inches in diameter. 
Recesses are provided in the vestibule 
between the bronze doors and the cruci- 
form centre for statuary. In the main 
doors there are small casement windows 
of heavy plate glass, with a grille of 
bronze to allow for the circulation of air, 
which is further enhanced 
by the rear window be- 
ing hung on lateral piv- 
ots. There is also an ap- 
erture leading up through 
the interior of the dome, 
with vents under the fo- 
liated work of the finial. 
The architects are Messrs. 
Jardine, Kent & Jaidine, 
New York. The cost of 
the building has been 
$50,000, and the work 
has been carried out un- 
der contract with the 
New England Monument 
Conipany. 
MAUSOLEUM EOR G. P. MOROSINI, ESQ., AT WOODLAWN. — JARUINE, KENT & JARDINE, ARCHITECTS, NEW YORK. 
