Mausolea are worlds between life and death. In a small cemetery on the outskirts of Murcia, the architect has designed an impressive setting for burial rites. The structure is situated at a point where there is a jump in ground level, which allowed the creation of quite different spatial scenarios. The roof of the mausoleum serves as an outdoor altar area for funeral ceremonies. Here, a preoxidized steel cross rises from an area of white travertine paving. As a symbol of life, water flows into a small pool, through the glazed side walls of which daylight enters the interior of the mausoleum. The reflection of the moving surface of the water internally alludes to death as a reflection of life. A sliding slab of translucent onyx closes an opening in the roof, through which coffins can be lowered into the vault.