Évêques-de-Trois-Rivières Mausoleum
| Évêques-de-Trois-Rivières Mausoleum | |
|---|---|
| General information | |
| Type | Mausoleum and Chapel |
| Architectural style | Expressionist architecture |
| Town or city | Trois-Rivières, Quebec. |
| Country | Canada |
| Coordinates | 46°21′09″N 72°34′30″W / 46.35250°N 72.57500°W |
| Year(s) built | 1965-1966 |
| Owner | Roman Catholic Diocese of Trois-Rivières |
| Design and construction | |
| Architecture firm | Jean-Claude Leclerc, Roger Villemure |
| Awards and prizes | Listed heritage building (2007) Classified heritage building (2009) |
The Évêques-de-Trois-Rivières Mausoleum is a funerary monument in Trois-Rivières, Quebec. It was built in 1965 and 1996, as part of a renovation campaign at Assumption Cathedral aimed at replacing the crypt with a community room in the basement. It is located in the Saint-Michel cemetery, which was opened in the early 1920s. This modern monument, which includes a mausoleum with ten tombs and a funeral chapel, was built according to the designs of architects Jean-Claude Leclerc and Roger Villemure.
The building is infused with symbolism. The chapel evokes the ascension of souls, with its slender semi-cone shape. As for the mausoleum, its massive shape recalls the repose of bodies on Earth. It is one of the few mausoleums built in Quebec in the 20th century, and the only outdoor mausoleum reserved for religious figures.
It was listed as a heritage building by the City of Trois-Rivières in 2007 and classified as a heritage building in 2009 by the Ministère de la Culture et des Communications.