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Excerpt from A Guide to Thorvaldsen's Museum
The tomb is situated in the centre of the court, covered with ivy and encompassed by a granite frame on which is engraved the name bertel thorvaldsen together with the dates of his birth and death: 19 November 1770, 24 March 1844. The coffin is deposited in a decorated vault built while Thorvaldsen was yet alive, and in accordance with his wishes.
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