Entry No. 23 — the Atlanta file — filed under: mausoleum

Westview Abbey Mausoleum

When it was completed in 1943, this Spanish Gothic mausoleum was the largest building of its kind under one roof in the world — over one and a half football fields long, holding 11,444 crypts behind 27 stained-glass panels depicting the life of Christ. Its third floor was never finished and remains boarded shut to this day.

The move: Walk the marble corridors in late-afternoon light when the stained glass throws color across the crypts, then find the sealed stairwell up to the unfinished third floor.

• 📍 Southwest Atlanta / Westview
• 💸 $$
• ⚡ Up for anything
• 🌗 Indoors

Where: 1680 Westview Dr SW, Atlanta, GA 30310

Hours: Added 2026-07-19 — confirm current hours before you go.

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Further reading: Wikipedia · Atlas Obscura · georgiatrust.org

last checked: 2026-07-19