Europe 2005

Saturday, August 27, 2005

A walk in the church .... continue part 3

This is the mausoleum of Prince William of Orange.

The mausoleum is formed by 4 large niches in which the bronze female figures stand. On the niches rests a canopy beneath which there are 2 statues of the Prince. The most striking is the dead Prince, carved from white marble, lying on a bed carved from the same block of marble.

At his feet lies his dog which, according to tradition, refused to eat and drink after the death of its master and finally died from hunger and thirst.

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