Friday, January 31, 2014

Old Jewish Cemetery



This one was on our bucket list so I thought I'd share a few photos. There are some things that just defy description...


 This cemetery in the Jewish Quarter of Prague was the only area the Jewish were allowed to be buried from the 15th century to the 18th century. There are over 12000 tombstones in this area, roughly the size of a small city block. Historians estimate there are nearly 100,000 graves and as many as 12 deep.




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  1. LisaJanuary 31, 2014 at 6:43 PM

    Holy smokes! That's crowded! That's pretty neat how the stones are embedded in the wall.

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    1. Mark FaucettFebruary 1, 2014 at 8:21 AM

      Yeah, it was unusual. The cemetery and synagogues were of the few in Europe not destroyed by Hitler. He was leaving them as a museum.

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  2. Little Gothic HorrorsJanuary 31, 2014 at 8:43 PM

    Wow! It's amazing to see how some of those beautiful and intricate tombstones are just packed in there! Thanks for sharing your pics, Mark!

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    1. Mark FaucettFebruary 1, 2014 at 8:22 AM

      Your welcome Emma. Not much going on right now so everyone has to suffer through vacation photos!

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