Pictures from the main cemetery in Frankfurt, Germany *PIC HEAVY*

[MissHoneychurch]

After 8 years living here I finally got around going to our Main Cemetery.

Here are some of the pictures I took











The grave of the philosopher Arthur Schopenhauer http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arthur_Schopenhauer


The grave of Marianne von Willemer http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gingo_biloba

[Crystal Clarity]

1. Cemetaries can be fascinating

from a historic and artistic perspective. Some of those look very old and the monuments are beautiful. How far back does that cemetary date to? I'm sure it's much older then anything we'd find in the States. All the more reason to love Europe. Thanks for the pictures MissHoneychurch!

[MissHoneychurch]

2. This cemetery started in1828

because the old cemetery in Frankfurt got too small. So the Main Cemetery isn't actually THAT old. The old one dates back to the 15th century.

[Ineeda]

3. Beautiful. Cemeteries are a fascinating peek into history.

One of my all time favorites is the cemetery at West Point. It's gorgeous and very serene. And BTW, we have many old cemeteries in the US, some tiny ones alongside country roads in New England that date to the 1600's.

[MissHoneychurch]

4. I know the Bonaventure cemetery in Savannah, GA

beautiful old cemetery.

I am fascinated by old graves and the sculptures some of them have as a grave stone.

[xchrom]

5. what a wonderful place. you must have enjoyed your walk. nt

[MissHoneychurch]

7. Mainly yes

I was in a group, so I couldn't really chose where to walk. But I want to go back and just wander around and have my camera ready.

[cwydro]

6. Great pics.

I have a fascination with cemeteries.

We have a very interesting one in Key West. Everyone is buried above ground.

[MissHoneychurch]

8. Same here

when I am in a foreign country I like to go to cemeteries and see how people are buried there.

[cwydro]

9. One of the tombs in Key West is very famous:

the epitaph reads: I told you I was sick.

[MissHoneychurch]

10. ROFL

now there is a good one :rofl:

[cwydro]

18. Well I will show you Key West's if you ever visit

and you can add this one to my to-do list in Frankfurt!

[Tuesday Afternoon]

11. beautiful !

I love cemeteries. I live near one,,,well - nothing like that one. A small, neighborhood graveyard. Still, it feels peaceful to me.

Thanks for this tour. :)

:loveya: :hi:

[MissHoneychurch]

12. Thanks Tuesday

:hi: :hug: :loveya:

Peaceful is good ... as long as you live near one ... not on one :hide:

[Tuesday Afternoon]

13. heh.

true.

[Amaril]

14. Beautiful!

I love old cemeteries. Your photos remimd me a lot of Dan Westfall's work -- I have a collection of his photos hanging in my dining room.

http://danwestfall.com/gallery.aspx

[MissHoneychurch]

15. Thank you

I guess there are only so many ways one is able to take a picture of a sculpture.

His work looks interesting. Thanks for the link

[NewJeffCT]

16. Thanks for sharing

your pictures are a great window into the past.

[bikebloke]

17. British Cemetery in India

In India, (I think Calcutta)there was a British church and cemetery. The markers had birth dates, arrival dates and death dates. The arrival and death dates were mere weeks, sometimes days apart. Disease took them that quickly.

[theNotoriousP.I.G.]

19. You take such wonderful pictures

MissHoneychurch. These made me think about the silence and calmness of the Friedhof Markus is laid to rest in. :hug:

[Beer Snob-50]

20. people must really love cemeteries because

they are all dying to get in.

[Solly Mack]

21. I love going to cemeteries!

Wonderful pictures!!!

[Call Me Wesley]

22. Great pictures.

Yes, cemeteries are fascinating. My dad is buried a few steps away from Thomas Mann.