The Mausoleum, Castle Howard

The Mausoleum is a historic building on the Castle Howard estate in North Yorkshire, in England.

[1][2] The building was commissioned by Charles Howard, 3rd Earl of Carlisle, to commemorate his family's history.

[3] Horace Walpole was highly impressed, and described it as a building which "would tempt one to be buried alive".

The entrance to the crypt has an ornamental wrought iron gate with a channelled lintel and a massive keystone, flanked by pilasters and a double flight of steps.

The cella has Corinthian columns recessed into the walls, with an elaborate entablature and a coffered ceiling.