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Grave monument of the Warne family in the form of a classical altar with Ionic columns at the four corners.

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The tomb of Frederick A. Poth (1840-1905) faces that of another Philadelphia brewer, Louis Bergdoll, which it antedates by a decade. Poth came to the United States in 1861; by 1863, he was married and had opened a small brewing business that rapidly…

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The tomb of Louis Bergdoll (1825-1894) recalls one of Philadelphia's earliest large-scale German brewers. According to a small bronze plaque at its base, it was erected by his daughter, Louise Bergdoll Alter, and by Elizabeth E. Schoening Rieger,…

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General view of neoclassical mausolea in West Laurel Hill Cemetery

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General view of part of West Laurel Hill Cemetery showing different neoclassical styles in funerary monuments

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The Tower of the Winds, named from the sculptured reliefs of wind-god that make up a frieze marking the cardinal directions on its eight sides, is located in the Roman Agora in Athens. The tower included a combination of sundials, a water clock, and…

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Plate from Stuart and Revett's The Antiquities of Athens (1762) showing a reconstruction of the Tower of the Winds.

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The tomb of Edward J. Berwind (1848-1936), modeled on the Tower of the Winds, Athens. Berwind attended the U.S. Naval Academy and served until 1875. He then entered the coal business. He and his brother Charles acquired coal mines in Pennsylvania,…

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The tomb of Edward J. Berwind (1848-1936), modeled on the Tower of the Winds, Athens. Berwind attended the U.S. Naval Academy and served until 1875. He then entered the coal business. He and his brother Charles acquired coal mines in Pennsylvania,…

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The tomb of Edward J. Berwind (1848-1936), modeled on the Tower of the Winds, Athens. Berwind attended the U.S. Naval Academy and served until 1875. He then entered the coal business. He and his brother Charles acquired coal mines in Pennsylvania,…
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