Sunday, May 25, 2014
Sunday, May 18, 2014
Rue de la Roquette looking west toward Pere-Lachaise
In the green area to the mid-left of the photo is the prison Petite de la Roquette, for juvenile offenders. There is a wonderful green space (square) there today .
Wednesday, May 14, 2014
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Sunday, May 11, 2014
Wednesday, May 07, 2014
Girardin, Beclard, Cuvier and Robertson in division 8 Pere-Lachaise
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| Girardin 1832 by Normand |
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| Beclard 1832 by Quaglia |
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| Cuvier 1840 by Marty |
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| Robertson 1840 by Marty |
Monday, May 05, 2014
Highgate Cemetery in London - the east side
Located in Highgate, in the borough of Camden in greater London, Highgate Cemetery, consists of two distinct parts: the west side, which is the oldest and which requires a guided tour to visit, and the east side, which is open to the general public (for a fee, covered in the price of the tour ticket to the west side).
Although burials are still permitted in both parts of the cemetery, most of the recent interments have been in the east -- certainly some of the more interesting memorials and sculptures are on the east side. Still, the west side is a must-see for the cemetery afficionado, as you'll see in my next post.
Although burials are still permitted in both parts of the cemetery, most of the recent interments have been in the east -- certainly some of the more interesting memorials and sculptures are on the east side. Still, the west side is a must-see for the cemetery afficionado, as you'll see in my next post.
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| Karl Marx |
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| "Emperor" faithful friend of Anne Crisp -- it's her tomb but his relief. |
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| Thornton |
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| Manager of the Sex Pistols |
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| Fought in the Union army during the American Civil War |
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| The upright bit of stone says it all |
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| Anna Mahler |
Sunday, May 04, 2014
Highate Cemetery in London - the west side
Located in Highgate, in the borough of Camden in greater London, Highgate Cemetery, consists of two distinct parts: the west side, which is the oldest and requires a guided tour to visit, and the east side, which is open to the general public (for a fee, covered in the price of the tour ticket to the west side).
Although burials are still permitted in both parts of the cemetery, most of the recent interments have been in the east -- certainly some of the more interesting memorials and sculptures are on the east side. Still, the west side is a must-see for the cemetery afficionado, as you'll see below. You'll also notice how terribly overgrown this part of the cemetery as well as the large number of dilapidated and ruined memorials; also the ground is very uneven and unstable in many places, which accounts for the concern over people wandering around by themselves.
Although burials are still permitted in both parts of the cemetery, most of the recent interments have been in the east -- certainly some of the more interesting memorials and sculptures are on the east side. Still, the west side is a must-see for the cemetery afficionado, as you'll see below. You'll also notice how terribly overgrown this part of the cemetery as well as the large number of dilapidated and ruined memorials; also the ground is very uneven and unstable in many places, which accounts for the concern over people wandering around by themselves.
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| entrance to the west side |
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| entrance to Egyptian Avenue: probably the most interesting part of the west side is this semi-underground, indeed below ground, set of quite remarkable crypts. |
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| you can see the poor shape of the structure here; not atypical, I'm afraid |
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| once inside, there's a small circular path |
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| our guide with friend Richard looking on |
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| George Wombwell, menagerist |
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| Thomas Sayers, the boxer |
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| John Hodgson |
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