Weeping Angel In The Chapman H Hyams Memorial — Attraction in New Orleans

The Statue of the Weeping Angel can be difficult to find. If you are at the front of the cemetery, and see the large, tall chapel-looking building, and the big hill with a statue of a man on a horse, you are in the right place! Facing the hill with the statue, look to your left, about 100 feet away will be a mausoleum with pillars. That's where the Weeping Statue is. The name on the outside of the mausoleum is "Chapman Hyams"

The Angel is back-lit by a beautiful blue stained glass window. You can't go inside the actual mausoleum, but the gates have openings large enough to get a decent picture.

The rest of the cemetery is still a neat experience overall. We didn't go looking for any of the other notable people interred here, but just enjoying walking around leisurely admiring the stone and...

Visiting NOLA cemetaries should be on every travellers list. They are filled with history, and beautiful places to pay respect to those who have passed. In most of the cemetaries I have been to, there are well kept sections and older, less well kept sections. Both are fascinating. The weeping angel is a statue carved by a famous craftsman. I don't really know who he was or where he is from, but you have Google for that. I was able to snap a good picture of the statue. Worth seeing if you can find the correct tomb. I am sure you can...

My group and I tried to visit the cemetery by taking the tram and walking but the back gate was locked. When I called and asked I was told I could walk up the service road to the interstate but they would not open the back gate. From the outside the cemetery looked beautiful but if you choose to walk either be prepared to jump the gate or walk along the...