The Miller Mausoleum, Edinburgh
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The Miller Mausoleum, Edinburgh
Image: © Kevin Rae Taken: 19 Mar 2006
This huge Mausoleum, known locally as the Craigentinny Marbles, completely dwarfs the 1930s bungalows built around it and is the last resting place of eccentric local landowner William Henry Miller, who was born in Paris in 1789 and died in Craigentinny in 1848. The Mausoleum was completed in 1860 and the large bas-relief inlay panels were fixed in place in 1867. The inlay on the south side (seen in this photo) depicts "The Overthrow of Pharaoh in the Red Sea" and on the north side "The Song of Miriam and Moses". The inlays contain no marble - the local name derives because they have been carved in the style of bas-reliefs on the Elgin Marbles. To read more about the Mausoleum please follow this weblink. http://www.edinphoto.org.uk/0_buildings_g/0_buildings_-_miller_mausoleum_history.htm
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Image Location
Latitude
55.956468
Longitude
-3.137099