In honor of All Hallows Eve…Prague is a city known for a bit of mystery. Its an ancient place that (at least for me) drums up images of castles at dusk and dark, narrow, winding alleyways.
Its fitting then, for such a place to have an iconic graveyard.
The Old Jewish Cemetery in the heart of Prague is home to an estimated 100,000 soles.
Which is shocking when you look at the space – for that many people, its not much real estate.
The cemetery was used for over 300 years and when space ran out, a new layer of dirt was added for more bodies to be buried.
That happened 12 times and resulted in an elevated maze of tombstones.
Yet, even though the concept of layer upon layer of bodies is rather ghoulish, the cemetery is actually a quiet and peaceful reprieve from the city.
Happy Halloween blogland!
