I stopped into the family columbarium today to pay my respects and wandered around the mausoleum and chapel for a while. While I am by no means a religious person I do find these places great to decompress, clear my mind or sometimes think.
Lambs denote the children’s burials Mausoleum and chapel in the distance Who has been raising the dead? Mother statuary 1 
Mother statuary 2 Mother statuary 2 detail Mother statuary 3 Mother statuary 4 Concrete statuary Concrete statuary detail Concrete statuary 2 Concrete statuary 2 detail Concrete statuary 3 Concrete statuary 3 detail Concrete statuary 4 Concrete statuary 4 detail Pitted and mossed over Kingdom of God tile mosaic Our Lady of Guadalupe Columbarium of Promise Inside the Columbarium of Promise Cemetery flowers Chapel at Forest Lawn Chapel Columbarium Stained glass lighting Organist Loft at Chapel Stained glass in chapel Gothic Chandelier in Chapel Peacock gate in mausoleum Marble statue marble statue detail Chapel courtyard at Forest Lawn I love this picture Above ground burial Stained glass sconce Goddess stained glass Cracked in an earthquake? Underground tombs, creepy! Chapel from the front row Forest Lawn Chapel stained glass Rustic stained glass 1 Rustic stained glass 2 Red Room, this room glowed red from down the hall. 
Beautiful stained glass windows 
12″ mother statue 
12″ nymph statue Gothic stonework entryway Wrought Iron Finials Outside the Chapels bell tower
I am a huge fan of marble statuary and while this cemetery has a few great examples they also have some interesting concrete statues. Concrete statues tend to wear a little more over time, they become pitted and attract moss. They generally end up look creepier and creepier over time. I love it, with age comes beauty.
Another stand out at this location is the stained glass. in the chapel section of the ground, there is a large amount of beautiful glasswork, it is all pretty varied in quality and style. Some pieces are wonderfully painted and the lead work is superb while other pieces look like they may have been completed by family members. each piece definitely has its own character.
We loved our visit to the stained glass portion of the chapel so much we designed a pencil skirt and a matching tank top around one of the favorite panels. It depicts a goddess in a field of colorful flowers. See below.
