Story behind Haserot Black Angel monument

The angel in Lake View cemetery in Cleveland, Ohio. Sculpted by Herman Matzen in 1924. It’s official name is “The Angel of Death Victorious”, or The Haserot Angel.. Story behind Haserot Black Angel monument
Story behind Haserot Black Angel monument
You probably saw the image of this gloomy angel more than once. This is the black angel named Haserot and here is his story.
A black statue of an angel stands in Lake View cemetery in Cleveland, Ohio. It stands over the graves of three people: a woman, her husband and her son. This statue has a rather strange look. Most of the angels in the cemetery usually stand with their heads raised and their wings spread, symbolically striving for paradise. However, the wings of the black angel are not straightened and he looks to the ground … to hell.
Also, the Black Angel has a very grim expression, with cold, strange eyes and empty eyelids. Many people are nervous. According to the visitors to the cemetery, they feel uncomfortable in the immediate vicinity of the statue. Besides, they claim that they thought the statue was following them.
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