| In
his pioneering concept for Blue-Sky Mausoleum, Frank Lloyd Wright "broke
the box" of memorial architecture tradition. His design fully manifests his
principle of "organic" architecture. The structure is integrated into
the landscape, and its granite echoes the stone of nearby monuments. The blue
sky is its ceiling, and living greens gently suggest its walls. The edifice overlooks
a peaceful pond. In
this serene setting, visitors feel the eternal connections between earth and sky,
and lives present and past. Blue-Sky
Mausoleum is located in Forest Lawn Cemetery, Buffalo, New York - the cemetery
for which it was designed. This venerable yet vital organization owns a distinctive
place in American history and has long been regarded as a visionary leader among
its peers. Blue-Sky
Mausoleum takes its place among a group of distinguished Frank Lloyd Wright designs
in Buffalo, New York. Seven were built in the early 20th century; three new structures
are being added in the 21st. Blue-Sky Mausoleum is the first of these. |