Angeles Abbey Memorial Park, Mausoleum & Chapel
United States / Compton, California
Location ID: #10039057
Angeles Abbey Cemetery contains examples of Byzantine, Moorish and Spanish architectural style. Taj Mahal match. Four large mausoleums with stained glass windows and skylights. A chapel is inside one of the mausoleums and has a beautiful pipe organ although it does not work. 1-10 acres in an urban landscape. The cemetery was built in 1923 and survived the 1933 Long Beach Earthquake. Office closed on weekends. NO morgue or mortuary facility on site.
Location Category:
- AUDITORIUMS / THEATERS - *;
- AUDITORIUMS / THEATERS - Concert Halls / Opera Houses;
- AUDITORIUMS / THEATERS - Variety Theaters / Music Halls / Dance Halls;
- CEMETERIES / FUNERAL - *;
- CEMETERIES / FUNERAL - Chapel / Church;
- CEMETERIES / FUNERAL - Historic;
- CITIES, TOWNS & PUBLIC SPACES - *;
- CITIES, TOWNS & PUBLIC SPACES - Historic Districts;
- CITIES, TOWNS & PUBLIC SPACES - Town Squares & Plazas;
- INSTITUTIONAL - *;
- INSTITUTIONAL - Churches;
- INSTITUTIONAL - Shrines / Temples
Architecture Style:
- Mediterranean / Spanish Revival;
- Moorish