Mountain View Cemetery (Oakland, California)
The Mountain View Cemetery is a 226-acre (91 ha) rural cemetery in Oakland, California, United States. It was established in 1863 by a group of East Bay pioneers under the California Rural Cemetery Act of 1859. The association they formed still operates the cemetery today. Mountain View was designed by Frederick Law Olmsted, the landscape architect who also designed New York City's Central Park and much of UC Berkeley and Stanford University.
Millionaire's Row, Mountain View Cemetery, Oakland, California
Panoramic view from the rear of the cemetery, looking out across the San Francisco Bay
View of the cemetery from Charles Crocker's tomb
The statue above Domingo Ghirardelli's mausoleum.
Chapel of the Chimes (Oakland, California)
Chapel of the Chimes was founded as California Electric Crematory in 1909 as a crematory and columbarium at 4499 Piedmont Avenue, at the entrance of Mountain View Cemetery in Oakland, California. The present building dates largely from a 1928 redevelopment based on the designs of the architect Julia Morgan. The Spanish Gothic architecture features Moorish motifs and the interior is a maze of small rooms featuring ornate stonework, statues, gardens, fountains, and mosaics.
Chapel of the Chimes (Oakland, California)
Interior of the chapel.
Interior of the columbarium, with book-shaped cinerary urns.
Exterior of the chapel.