Grieving relatives do everything to perpetuate the memory of their deceased loved ones, turning ordinary gravestones into either something very allegorical or into sculptures that are real works of art
Grieving relatives do everything to perpetuate the memory of their deceased loved ones, turning ordinary gravestones into either something very allegorical or into sculptures that are real works of art:
1. Woman at the piano. She may have been a musician during her lifetime.
2. This woman really loved Mickey Mouse
3. Maybe this guy died because he smoked too much?
4. The tomb of the creator of the labyrinth
5. "Eternal Dream"
6. The tree swallowed the old grave
7. Tombstone over the grave of the inventor of the gas lamp, Charles Pigeon, Montparnasse cemetery, Paris, France
8. This grave was made at the behest of a grief-stricken mother for her late 10-year-old daughter in 1871.
When the girl was alive, she was terrified of thunderstorms. Next to her grave there is a special basement that was dug to the level of the coffin. During a thunderstorm, the girl’s mother went down to the basement to “calm down” her child.
9. A life-size monument to a girl under a glass cover was custom-made at the request of her mother.
10. This is the grave of a 16-year-old girl. The tombstone was made by order of her sister
11. “Love to the grave”, Thailand
12. This monument depicts the Savior holding in his hands two ropes from a simple children’s swing with a crossbar
A little girl is sitting on a swing below. Sculptural composition reminds us that the life of everyone on earth is in the hands of God.
13. A tombstone in the shape of a mobile phone was discovered in one of the Israeli cemeteries
The tombstone is engraved with various inscriptions, for example: “Please leave a message - I will reply as soon as I can.”
14. "Together Forever"
15. This terrifying grave is located in a cemetery in Genoa, Italy.
16. The grave of the Belgian writer Georges Rodenbach.The tombstone represents the writer himself, rising from the grave with a rose in his hand
17. The design of this Victorian grave is to ensure that the dead do not leave their final resting place.
Many in those days firmly believed in the existence of vampires and thus prevented the release of the reincarnated deceased. In fact, medical students needed corpses to study anatomy, and in order to gain knowledge, they did not disdain excavating fresh graves. To protect the assassination attempt, relatives ordered forged gratings for the graves of their loved ones.
18. Nature is inexorable...
19. Fernand Arbelot was a musician and actor who died in 1990
He was buried in the Père Lachaise cemetery in Paris. During his lifetime, Fernand wished to look at his wife's face forever.
20. 18th century gravestone under which a French journalist rests
21. Gravestone in the form of a scrabble board
22. The graves of a Catholic woman and her Protestant husband, who were not allowed to be buried together
In the 1800s, it was illegal for Catholics and Protestants to be buried in the same cemetery.
23. This grave is all that remains of an old rural cemetery in India
An interstate highway was built on the site of the cemetery. The grandson, whose grandmother was buried there, refused to move the grave. In the end, the authorities met him halfway and built a road around the grave.
Colonel J. W. C van Gorcum, who died in 1880, is buried on the Protestant side. And his wife, Lady van Efferden (J.C.P.H van Aefferden) speaks Catholic. They married in 1842, when she was 22 and he was 33.
His wife, who belonged to a noble family, did not want to lie in the family tomb; instead, she wanted to be closer to her husband and asked to be buried as close to him as possible.
Her wish was granted, and the lovers are still holding hands.
The Argentine Cemetery of Recoleta - a famous cemetery located in the eponymous district of Buenos Aires - became the last refuge of Eva Duarta de Peron (Evita Peron) and not only. Many military leaders, presidents, scientists and poets are buried here.
David Alleno was an Italian immigrant who worked as a cemetery caretaker for 29 years. David also dreamed that his body would lie in this cemetery. He saved money to buy himself a place and built his own tombstone. He even returned to his homeland to find a stone-cutter there who would bring his idea to life. The caretaker wanted the carver to depict him with keys, a broom and a bucket of water. Rumors say that David invested own life into this work, and as soon as the tombstone was completed, he died.
Others object to this that David did not die until many years later.
The bust of this stern woman is also located in the Recoleta cemetery. The stone statue of a man sitting back to back with a lady is none other than her husband. Unlike the charming Catholic and Protestant couple, these spouses do not hold hands or even look at each other.
The husband died first, and a few years later the wife also died. They lived together for 30 years. Without saying a word to each other.
Fernand Arbelot was a musician and actor. He died in 1990 and was buried in the Père Lachaise cemetery, and before his death he wanted only one thing - to look into the face of his wife forever.
A boy who spent most of his young life in a wheelchair, after death, was able to break these boundaries and fly - now he is free.
The Parisian Père Lachaise cemetery can rightfully be considered one of the most visited cemeteries in the world, where many of the monuments are real works of art. But perhaps the most dramatic of all comes from a writer most people have never even heard of.
Georges Rodenbach - Belgian writer XIX century, author of the symbolic story “Dead Bruges” (Bruges-la-Morte). Main character works - Yug Vian, a widower inconsolably mourning his early departed wife.
The cemetery in the village of Sapinta, Maramures County, Romania, is known for its cheerful atmosphere. Surely those who asked to be buried in this cemetery had a strong sense of humor.
The graves reflect people's hobbies during life. Some were shepherds, others were soldiers, and others loved parties and poetry. Some tombstones tell the story of the death of those buried: some were killed by thieves, others were killed in a car accident...
Perfect Sense of Humor
Jack Crowell - owner last factory for the production of wooden clothespins in the USA. He always wanted children to be able to play on his grave.
When Ray Tse Jr. died at the age of 15, his older brother, a successful businessman, decided to give his brother, who always dreamed of driving a car, a posthumous gift. The stone car cost $250 thousand, but maybe now Ray is happy driving his own Mercedes Benz. The grave is in Linden Cemetery in New Jersey.
Probably the second most popular French cemetery, Montparnasse, became the refuge of the inventor Charles Pigeon, who sits up in the bed where he lay with his wife and looks around in search of an angel.
Paul G Lind was a fan of poker, football, computers and jigsaw puzzles. After his death, Paul clearly has no time for games. But they decided not to separate him from the mosaic. Therefore, the loving brother and son did not spare money to ensure that the deceased lay more peacefully underground. And so that his tombstone can be seen from afar. Pay attention to design work in the form of a crossword puzzle, which also cannot but attract the attention of those passing by.
Source: weburbanist.com
No. 9. Davis Memorial - Hiawatha, Kansas
In 1930, the wife of John Milburn, a wealthy American and loving husband. The widower fell into deep depression. And then he decided to become the owner of a whole collection of statues that would remind him of old times. Thus, about 70 marble reproductions of Milburn and his wife were born. They all rest around and inside the wife’s crypt. The amount that John did not regret was $200 thousand.
Source: kansassampler.org
No. 8. Gerard's graveBarthelemy- Paris, France
There are many strange graves in the Montparnasse cemetery in Paris. This is because mostly artists, poets, writers, musicians, painters and other representatives are buried there high art. One of these is Gerard Barthelemy ( 1938 - 2002 ). Above it stands a huge reproduction of the roseate spoonbill, an endangered species of incredibly rare bird.
Source: theartsadventurer.com
No. 7. Grave Dollhouse- Medina, Tennessee
In 1931, 5-year-old Dorothy Harvey died. She loved dolls very much. Therefore, a grave was built for her in the form of a doll's house. They say that some have seen the ghost of a baby inside this unusual crypt. The reason lies in Dorothy's unusual burial. She died of measles, which American doctors had not yet fully learned to combat in the 1930s. That's why the baby's body was burned in the cemetery Hope Hill.
Source: slightlywarped.com
No. 6. Mary Jay's grave- Dartmoor, England
In the second half XVIII century The mentally ill Englishwoman Mary Jay died. The reason is suicide. Locals were too superstitious. Therefore, they considered the burial of the deceased next to the others bad omen. As a result, they buried her far from the others, in a rather unconventional place.
Source: wikipedia.org
No. 5. Hannah TombstoneTwynnoy— MalmesburyAbbey, Great Britain
This was in the 17th century. Hannah was a barmaid at White Lion Pub. One day a zoo came to visit them in Wiltshire. Hannah has her eye on tigers. That's why I constantly teased the little animals. One day the predators got tired of the barmaid’s bullying: they broke out of the cage and... Well, you get the idea.
Source: wikipedia.org
No. 4. Colonel J.C.P.H. and Lady J.W.C. - Roermond, Netherlands
IN XIX century In the Netherlands it was forbidden to burn and bury people of different faiths together, Protestants and Catholics in particular. In 1880 Colonel J.C.P.H. died. Efferdson. His body was burned next to the fence that divided the cemetery into 2 halves: for “ ours and yours“. After 8 years, his wife, J.W.C., also passed away. van Gorkum. The body of the deceased was burned on the other side of the fence. Look what monuments were erected in the burial places of lovers.
Source: atlasobscura.com
No. 3. Richardand Catherine Dotson - Savanah, Georgia, USA
In the 1800s in Savanah, this site was the family cemetery of Richard and Catherine Dotson. But during World War II it was necessary to expand the town and build an airport on the burial site. What to do with the Dotson graves? No problem, leave everything as it was. With minor adjustments.
Thanks to these adjustments, today everyone who walks the 10th runway Savannah International Airport, can admire the graves of Richard and Catherine Dotson.
The cemetery is not the most pleasant place that most of us have ever visited in our lives. IN literally the deathly silence that envelops this place instills fear, and the crows sitting on rickety crosses, whose cawing breaks the silence with a piercing sound, instill real horror. Although the tombstones that can be seen in a cemetery can be much creepier than the cemetery itself. Here are 25 of the strangest, most heartbreaking and sometimes funny tombstones from around the world.
Woman at the piano. I wonder if she played during her lifetime?
This Woman Really Loved Mickey Mouse
We hope that this man's death and smoking are not related.
Tomb of the creator of the labyrinth
Now they will sleep forever
The tree mercilessly swallowed up the old grave
This tomb is located in Paris, France and contains the inventor of the gas lamp, Charles Pigeon.
In this grave lies a 10-year-old girl who died in 1871, who during her lifetime was very afraid of thunderstorms. After the death of her daughter, her grief-stricken mother ordered the construction of a basement next to the girl’s grave, where she could go down during a thunderstorm and calm her daughter.
This life-size monument in a glass box was commissioned by the mother of the deceased
This is the grave of a 16-year-old girl whose sister commissioned this life-size headstone.
Lovers from Thailand
One of the most heartbreaking monuments we have ever seen and reminds us that we are all in God's hands
A tombstone in the shape of a mobile phone in one of the Israeli cemeteries
Happy forever
A terrifying tomb located in Genoa, Italy
In this grave with an eerie tombstone lies the writer Georges Rodenbach, who emerged from it.
Mortsafe: this appearance of the grave was common in 18th century Scotland and was done to protect graves from looting, which was a common occurrence among medical students who were so lacking in practical material
Nature is unforgiving
The frightening tombstone of Fernand Arbelot, who was a musician and actor
Tomb of an 18th century French journalist
Whoever's lying here really enjoyed playing Scrabble.
These are the interconnected graves of a husband and wife. The wife was a Protestant and the husband was a Catholic. They died at a time when Catholics and Protestants were buried in different cemeteries
This is the last remaining grave in an old cemetery in rural Indiana. Much of the cemetery was moved to make way for the state highway. The grandson of the woman buried there refused to allow his grandmother to move. The county eventually gave in and built a road around the grave
