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Description See, this is where my memory absolutely fails me.

I know what this is: it's the temple that was built for the Arch Duke's wife, because she was Russian Orthodox and had a higher social status than him, so she got her own resting place.

She was the daughter of the Czar of Russia and he was just a lowly Arch Duke, so she was given greater honor when she was buried, because she was higher up on the food chain of Royals. Their bodies are still together, but her private temple was built right next to the family crypt, so she's actually laying just over the threshold of the Russian Orthodox temple.

I know all this, I just can't remember their names! Oh well, it's a pretty picture...
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Lenient-Overdose [2011-08-21 23:01:51 +0000 UTC]

Excuse me for commenting on this picture so long after you uploaded it, but are you talking about Maria Pavlovna and Carl Friedrich/Charles Frederick? c:

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persistenceofmemory In reply to Lenient-Overdose [2011-08-21 23:41:56 +0000 UTC]

Oh it's been so long since that tour, I've forgotten the names. Carl Friedrich sounds correct though.

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Lenient-Overdose In reply to persistenceofmemory [2011-08-22 03:11:22 +0000 UTC]

I want to see Weimar, haha; but I do lots of research about it in my spare time.

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persistenceofmemory In reply to Lenient-Overdose [2011-08-22 18:20:37 +0000 UTC]

Well good luck to you. Its a beautiful city and is worth a visit.

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Lenient-Overdose In reply to persistenceofmemory [2011-08-22 21:08:40 +0000 UTC]

From the images, it really does look very nice. Thank you.

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