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Teleki family crypt on Dumbravioara Traditional Cache

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Hidden : 11/30/2020
Difficulty:
1.5 out of 5
Terrain:
1.5 out of 5

Size: Size:   small (small)

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The Teleki family's crypt locates in the center of their estate, 14 km from Targu Mures, on the Sáromberke 's ( Dumbravioara)  border, north from the village in an old cemetery. It preserves the ashes of prominent personalities of hungarian culture.
Chancellor Sámuel Teleki, son of the library's founder, Domokos Teleki, and his great- grandson, Samu Teleki, an african explorer.
The designer of the rectangular building is unknown, its builder was Chancellor Sámuel Teleki. It was built between 1801 and 1803, at the same time with the library Teleki Téka. The original construction was opensided, bordered by arcades. The guard walls of the arcades started from the fondation. It was rebuilt in the second half of the 19th century, it was walled up to the shoulder height but, the semicircular windows are still visible. The construction is covered by shingled roof.
About the tombstones just few informations suvived. It is only know that Samuel Telei's was engraved and carved by rhe Master Samuel, the Great of Cluj Napoca in 1822, along with two now missing statues of angels.
The tombstones are arranged in three rows, with the oldest deceased family members in the middle. The Chancellor was placed in the main row, in the middle row, but after the ashes of Teleki Samu were brought home, they were moved to the crypt's southwest corner and in that place was burried his great-grandson.

Additional Hints (Decrypt)

Tebhaq yriry, bccbfvgr fvqr sebz gur ragenapr.

Decryption Key

A|B|C|D|E|F|G|H|I|J|K|L|M
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N|O|P|Q|R|S|T|U|V|W|X|Y|Z

(letter above equals below, and vice versa)