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Immortelles Visitors to cemeteries in America and in much of the world often leave plastic or fabric flowers in lieu of real flowers. In France the artificial flower of …
Besides tombstones, the feature most often associated with cemeteries is angels. If you get a glimpse of an angel while driving down the road, it’s likely you are driving …
This symbol is often seen emblazoned on crosses. Often the letters are overlaid on each other, which, curiously, looks a lot like a dollar sign. Popular belief says that …
Agnes Dei, Passy Owl The owl is another animal that has mixed symbolic messages. In funerary art it’s most likely that an owl symbolizes watchfulness, wisdom or contemplative solitude. …
Anchor, Pere-Lachaise Dove The dove is the most frequently seen animal symbol in the cemetery. It is portrayed in a number of poses, but most frequently it is seen …
Laurel Wreath One of the most frequent decorations in city cemeteries is various forms of wreaths. The most frequently seen are laurel wreaths. In funerary art, laurel can represent …
At one time Arundel was an important port, and it New Orleans Map was only in 1927 that the port finally closed. Arundel’s chief glory is its castle New …
In Canada, the magazine Field and Stream has offered a $1,000 prize for the last twenty years to anyone who can prove that a person has been attacked by …
Maurice Utrillo and Lucie Utrillo From Country On the perimeter of the cemetery is a red granite tomb with a classical statue that holds landscape painter Maurice Utrillo (1883-1955) …
Platon Argyriades and Papuoe Argyriades From Country An extremely rare red-tile-topped gravestone shields the one-of-a-kind tomb of Platon Argyriades (1888-1968) and Papuoe Argyriades (1903-1961). The very cityian-looking husband and …