Wednesday, September 2, 2009

Michael Jackson's Burial

Michael Jackson's burial is tomorrow night at 7pm (LA time). The ceremony will be at Holly Terrace in The Great Mausoleum at Glendale Forest Lawn Memorial Park in Glendale, five miles from Hollywood in North Los Angeles, California. I just saw on CNN that Michael's crypt will be under (or near, I believe) the Last Supper Window. There will be cameras, an alarm system & "crypt keepers" there to protect Michael's crypt to ensure security.

I decided to check out the website & found some really cool pics! This is a magnificently beautiful place, simply breathtaking! No media will be allowed inside the huge iron gates (including areal coverage), but CNN will be outside the gates, so be sure to tune in tomorrow night for live coverage.

The first photo above is of the outside of the Great Mausoleum. Here's the caption posted on the Forest Lawn website:

" With its architectural inspiration coming from the world-famous Campo Santo in Genoa, Italy, the Great Mausoleum has been called the "New World's Westminster Abbey" by Time Magazine. Shown here is Memorial Terrace, the entrance to the Last Supper Window and the Memorial Court of Honor, where exact reproductions of the greatest works of Michelangelo are on display. "

This next photo is of the Last Supper Window, underneath which Michael will be buried. The captions say:

"This stained glass masterpiece of Leonardo da Vinci's immortal painting was crafted in Italy by Rosa Caselli Moretti. Using Leonardo's own sketches, she sought to capture for posterity the original appearance of the now damaged and faded painting. Come see this spectacular work 365 days a year; it is displayed every half-hour, 9:30 a.m. through 4:00 p.m."



"The Last Supper Window is the centerpiece of the Memorial Court of Honor, the only place in the world where Michelangelo's greatest statuary works can be seen together in one location."

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