"Forest Lawn Memorial Park is a privately owned cemetery in Glendale, California. It is the original and current flagship location of Forest Lawn Memorial-Parks & Mortuaries, a chain of six cemeteries and four additional mortuaries in Southern California." (wikipedia) 

In 1932, the world's largest wrought iron gate was installed at Forest Lawn - Glendale. These gates are twice as wide and five feet higher than the famous entrance at Buckingham Palace.

Photo: World's largest wrought iron gates. "Our Glendale park’s iconic gates, the world’s largest made of wrought iron, are so perfectly balanced that they can be opened or closed with just one hand." Photo courtesy: Forest Lawn

"Our Glendale location is surrounded by unparalleled views of the Los Angeles skyline and has been a local landmark for over 110 years," says the official website.

"Our Founder, Dr. Hubert Eaton, profoundly changed the funeral business by transforming Forest Lawn Memorial-Park into a place for the living. By combining the mortuary and cemetery sides of the business, Eaton achieved his goal, making Forest Lawn a beautiful setting for services, weddings, baptisms, and family excursions. After 100 years of service, the Forest Lawn Memorial-Parks remain a place for the living and a true community resource."

"Back in 1932, four-year old Madeline Maypole stood outside Forest Lawn in Glendale and with the greatest of ease, moved 10,000 pounds of wrought iron. The amazing feat occurred when she closed the then brand new entrance gates at Forest Lawn, says the official website.

"Those gates are the largest wrought iron gates in the world: twice as wide as the famous entrance gates of Buckingham Palace, and five feet higher. They are much larger than other well-known gates of the old Imperial Palace in Istanbul, Turkey, the gates of the Palace of Justice in Paris, or those at the former Imperial Palace in Potsdam, Germany.

"Forest Lawn’s entrance gates measure 25 feet high and 80 feet wide. The design is early English Renaissance. Incorporated into the design are the coats of arms of some famous English and Scottish family names represented in churches and other buildings located in the Memorial–Park—Penn, Douglas, Laurie, and the family of Forest Lawn’s founder, the Eatons, says the official website.

"Each of the gates weighs 5,000 pounds each, but they are so perfectly balanced that they may be opened or closed with your finger tips. Even a four year old can open them, as little Madeline Maypole proved!"

"Forest Lawn Memorial Park is a fabulous art museum. Allow a minimum of 4 hours to visit. Eaton designed the memorial park in 1908 with the idea that it would be a beautiful uplifting experience. He succeeded. It begins at the entrance. The gate is the largest wrought iron gate in the world and opens and closes with the touch of the finger.

" have read some things online that say that this place is the Disneyland of burial places. It’s probably A little bit true, everything is serene and beautiful there’s nothing depressing about this place. Everywhere you look it’s a lovely sight."

"This park is a serene respite, offering quiet solitude to respect and contemplate loved ones and life, in general."

"A beautiful entrance and lovely grounds. Both my parents are here so I visit often whenever I am in town. Always a calming place to reflect and sit for awhile."