Dramatic Conclusion Of Garden Of The Dead

It's the Washington Monument...no...wait...

I really like this one!

More Garden Of The Dead

And we continue our trip through Wyuka Cemetery in Lincoln, Nebraska.  I find different interesting aspects of each of these markers.  Some are beautiful because of their traditional nature, some because of a modern or art deco aesthetic and some for there overall artistry even if they represent a style that doesn't really speak to me.

This I found beautiful in a slightly creepy haunted cemetery statue coming to life kind of way.

The rough hewn natural aspect of this stone captured my attention.

Grand Army of the Republic (G.A.R.) Union soldiers monument.

This again captured that haunted cemetery feeling for me.

Simple, elegant, and vaguely evocative of the World's Fair/EPCOT.

Monolithic and elegant.

I found the relief on this to be very nice pluce the simple elegance of the stone itself.

Another great relief.

Garden Of The Dead

I didn't really want to post these on Places To Go Buildings to see since they're not buildings so I thought I would do it here.  Actually there are a few pics of a chapel and some mausoleums that will be posted on the other blog at some point.  These were all taken at Wyuka Cemetery in Lincoln, Nebraska.  The cemetery has a park-like feel and actually has a self-guided tour (directions available on line) through the cemetery to interesting or historically important graves and monuments.  I didn't know this ahead of time but luckily there are signs posted in the cemetery for each stop on the tour so I paused at these locations to see what might be of interest to me.  My interests were focused on aesthetics and not history. 

First up is what I'm guessing is just a general war memorial.  It is not listed in the walking tour but may be a part of the Soldier's Circle section of the cemetery.  There were two of these monuments that I saw and the photos are a little of each.  The streamline look of these I found to be very appealing.

War Memorial

Next is the Nebraska Firefighter's Memorial.  Directly across the road from this was what I later figured out was a 9/11 memorial but didn't have the time to drive back through the cemetery to photograph it.  That memorial was two red I-beams jutting out of the ground to represent the towers.  It was interesting.

Nebraska Firefighters Memorial

Next came a very striking and modern Holocaust Memorial.

Holocaust Memorial

Now just a series of family monuments.

Allington Family Monument