Table of contents:
- 1. Pere-Leschaz (Paris, France)
- 2. Highgate Cemetery (London, UK)
- 3. Pirate cemetery (Sainte-Marie, Madagascar)
- 4. Merry cemetery (Sapintsa, Romania)
- 5. Colorful cemeteries in Guatemala
- 6. Elmwood Cemetery (Memphis, Tennessee, USA)
- 7. Church of Santa Maria della Conchezione (Rome, Italy)
Video: "Memento mori": the most famous and beautiful cemeteries in the world, where you can touch eternity
2024 Author: Richard Flannagan | [email protected]. Last modified: 2023-12-15 23:55
For many people, cemeteries are a symbol of sadness and grief for departed relatives. It is also a place for contemplation and appreciation of life. And some of the visitors may even find something beautiful here.
1. Pere-Leschaz (Paris, France)
Paris, it turns out, has become a trendsetter city not only for costumes and hairstyles, but also for cemeteries. In 1804, Pere-Leschaz was opened. For two centuries, the most famous people have been buried here on green lawns: Moliere, Balac, Oscar Wilde, Jim Morrison, Edith Piaf, Sarah Bernhardt, Nestor Makhno, Frederic Chopin. Classic monuments made of stone have captured the severity and romance of bygone eras for centuries.
2. Highgate Cemetery (London, UK)
As London's population grew in the 1830s and 1840s, new cemeteries were laid on the outskirts of the city. They were named "Magic Seven" and have survived to this day. One of them, Highgate, is today known as one of the most beautiful places for eternal rest.
Highgate attracts many with its landscapes. Dense greenery envelops crumbling stone tombstones, leaving the usual bustling world far behind. Eternal tranquility and a sense of a fairy tale reign here.
3. Pirate cemetery (Sainte-Marie, Madagascar)
On the small islet of Sainte-Marie near Madagascar, tourists can find another cemetery buried in greenery. In the XVIII-XIX centuries. here, in a tropical paradise, lived hundreds of sea bandits - pirates. The gravestones still preserve the human stories of those difficult days.
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4. Merry cemetery (Sapintsa, Romania)
The small commune of Sepintsa in the north of Romania is known throughout the world for its churchyard. In the 1930s, the local carpenter Stana Yona Patras began to make not just wooden crosses on the graves of the dead, but real works of art. A skilled woodcarver, he made ornate crosses with pictures and text. The merits of the deceased and the circumstances of his death were described in a joking manner.
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5. Colorful cemeteries in Guatemala
Latin Americans refuse to consider black and white as symbols of death. So, cemeteries in Guatemala resemble a rainbow.
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6. Elmwood Cemetery (Memphis, Tennessee, USA)
Elmwood Cemetery is considered one of the first in the United States, which was created according to the landscape gardening scheme, which was popular in Europe in the 19th century. There are many lawns connected by paths that lead among dense trees.
7. Church of Santa Maria della Conchezione (Rome, Italy)
In this small Roman church, the walls and ceiling are not decorated with frescoes or mosaics at all, but patterns made of unusual materials. Thousands of skeletons of monks have been used to create bizarre Baroque shapes.
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