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St Michael the Archangel

Our Lady of the Angels Garden Crypts

Palatine, Illinois

  • St Michael the Archangel Cemetery Garden Mausoleum and Chapels Complex
  • St Michael the Archangel Cemetery Garden Mausoleum and Chapels Complex
  • St Michael the Archangel Cemetery Garden Mausoleum and Chapels Complex Crypts
  • St Michael the Archangel Cemetery Garden Mausoleum and Chapels Complex Crypts
  • St Michael the Archangel Cemetery Garden Mausoleum and Chapels Complex Crypts
  • St Michael the Archangel Cemetery Garden Mausoleum and Chapels Complex Administration Interior
  • St Michael the Archangel Cemetery Garden Mausoleum and Chapels Complex Administration Interior
  • St Michael the Archangel Cemetery Garden Mausoleum and Chapels Complex Cross Feature
  • StMichael the Archangel Cemetery Garden Mausoleum and Chapels Complex Columbarium Unit
  • St Michael the Archangel Cemetery Garden Mausoleum and Chapels Complex Columbarium Units
  • St Michael the Archangel Cemetery Garden Mausoleum and Chapels Complex Columbarium Walls
  • St Michael the Archangel Cemetery Garden Mausoleum and Chapels Complex Original Complex and Garden Crypts Expansion
  • St Michael the Archangel Cemetery Garden Mausoleum and Chapels Complex Original Complex and Expansion
  • St Michael the Archangel Cemetery Garden Mausoleum and Chapels Complex Garden Crypts
  • St Michael the Archangel Cemetery Garden Mausoleum and Chapels Complex Garden Crypts
  • St Michael the Archangel Cemetery Garden Mausoleum and Chapels Complex Mosaic Niches
  • Original Complex
  • Cross and stained glass feature adorn the complex
  • Original Garden Crypt and Niche Complex
  • Original Garden Crypt and Niche Complex
  • Original Garden Crypt and Niche Complex
  • Committal Chapel
  • Administration Area
  • Cross and stained glass feature
  • Columbarium Units
  • Columbarium Units
  • Columbarium Units
  • Garden Crypts and Niches Expansion in the foreground with Original Project in the background
  • Garden Crypts and Niches Expansion in the foreground with Original Project in the background
  • Garden Crypts and Niches Expansion
  • Garden Crypts and Niches Expansion
  • Mosaic Niches in the Expansion

Project Description

 

Mekus Tanager designed the original complex in 1994, which included 1,200 cyrpts, 200 niches, garden feature areas, chapels, administrative offices, and workrooms. The original master plan also included provisions for expansion.

 

The new construction includes crypts and niches which extend in a radial pattern from the center point of the garden, gradually stepping down the hillside. Ceramic mosaic art tablets adorn the end of each axis, creating a major focal point.

 

The new construction phase brings the total number of crypts to 3,400 and 2,900 niches. Mekus Tanager’s master plan also provides for an additional phase of crypt expansion on the east end of the complex, when additional inventory is required.

 

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