Large cemeteries are laid out like cities and from above they read like cities: avenues and blocks, mausoleums on the best corners, dense rows further out. Military cemeteries invert that logic, and the effect of the decision is only fully legible from the air.
Monumental cemeteries, war cemeteries and ancient necropolises, each with aerial views, photographs, video and a guide to their history, sculpture and visiting rules.
3 Cemeteries in France, each with aerial views, photos, videos and an in-depth guide.
The Neuville-St Vaast German War Cemetery is a World War I cemetery located near Neuville-Saint-Vaast, a small village, near Arras, Pas-de-Calais, in Northern France. It is the largest German cemetery in France, containing 44,833 burials, of which 8,040 were…
The “old” cemetery of Loyasse, created in 1807, is the oldest active cemetery in Lyon. It is located in the 5th arrondissement of Lyon, 43 rue du Car…
Père Lachaise in Paris, opened in 1804, is the most visited cemetery in the world. From above, 44 hectares of wooded avenues and tombs — a city of th…
