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Holy Sepulchre Cemetery

Mausoleum of the Archangels Extension

Alsip, Illinois

  • Holy Sepulchre Cemetery Garden Mausoleum Phase1 Aerial
  • Holy Sepulchre Cemetery Garden Mausoleum Phase3 Aerial
  • Holy Sepulchre Cemetery Lower Level
  • Holy Sepulchre Cemetery Garden Mausoleum Front of Complex
  • Holy Sepulchre Cemetery Lower Level Crypts
  • Holy Sepulchre Cemetery Lower Level of the Mausoleum of the Archangels Extension
  • Holy- Sepulchre Cemetery Garden Mausoleum Front of Complex
  • Holy Sepulchre Cemetery Committal Chapel
  • Holy Sepulchre Cemetery Garden Mausoleum Chapel to Old Mausoleum
  • Holy Sepulchre Cemetery Garden Mausoleum Lower Level Crypts
  • Holy-Sepulchre-Cemetery-Split-Level-View
  • Holy Sepulchre Cemetery Garden Mausoleum Upper Level Niches
  • Holy Sepulchre Cemetery Cremation Niches
  • Holy Sepulchre Cemetery Garden Mausoleum Upper Level
  • Holy Sepulchre Cemetery Garden Mausoleum Lower Level
  • Holy Sepulchre Cemetery Garden Mausoleum Crypt Fronts
  • Phase 1 of development for the Mausoleum of the Archangels Extension
  • The planned layout for all 3 phases of development for the Mausoleum of the Archangels Extension.
  • Committal Chapel
  • View of Original Mausoleum of the Archangels from the new Committal Chapel.
  • Due to the natural landscape, the Mausoleum of the Archangels was designed to allow for full-body burials on the lower-level, and cremation niches exclusively on the upper-level.
  • Niche Walls
  • Cremation Niche Walls
  • Overall view of the upper-level, which consists solely of cremation niches.

Project Description

 

Phase 1 of a new committal shelter and garden crypt complex in Holy Sepulchre Cemetery, located in Alsip, Illinois, is now complete. Designed to stylistically compliment the existing Mausoleum of the Archangels across the lawn, the new complex is split into two levels; an upper level featuring private areas solely for niches, and a lower level featuring crypts, an outdoor committal shelter, and sculpture garden. The crypts were designed to be only 5 or 6 units high, instead of the standard 7, to provide a more human scale to the crypt buildings.

 

Mekus Tanager developed the project for three phases of completion to accommodate future growth. The photos and plans shown here show only the first phase, which adds inventory of 1,100 crypts and 1,200 niches. Once all phases are completed the project will add 3,600 crypts and 2,400 niches to the inventory of Holy Sepulchre Cemetery.

 

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