New Orleans cemetaries are mostly above ground because much of the city is at or below sea level -- caskets can have a tendancy to pop out of the ground. These tombs at the cemetary by City Park are a common site.
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27 comments:
I heard a few years ago about how NewO had above ground cemeteries and I wondered how they fared during the floods.
That's interesting - more like tombs than grave plots.
Sydney Daily Photo
surprenant cette architecture identique pour toutes ces tombes. intéressant
surprising this identical architecture for all these tombs. interesting
Been to N.O 3 times, and never had time to visit the cemeteries ... thanks for the pic!
I, too, wondered how Katrina affected the cemeteries in NO. Wa there much damage?
Interesting photo.
These tombs are so different from the ones I saw in Lafayette cemetery. A very special place... Was it damaged by the storm?
That's why I can't be burried in NO - I can't swim ;-)
These look uniform plus neat and tidy!
Beautiful shot!
STLdailyphoto
Beautiful photo Steve.
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I keep meaning to take photos of our old family tombs in St. Louis #1 and #2, but of course one doesn't just wander around in there without appropriate security. In St. Louis #2 we have the old Legeai tomb with its incription in French, and next door to it the McDonnel tomb which is identical, that was built for the in-laws!
One of our more unusual cemeteries!
i was waiting for this post, Steve!! :)
I was looking forward to your post. I've always wanted to check out the cemeteries of N.O.
Port Angeles Daily Photo
For some reason I expected to see something less symmetrical in NO. Even still, it is a nice surprise.
When we loved there I made a point to visit these cities of the dead, both in a tourist group and on my own. They truly are a part of the mystique of NOLA.
But I did not visit this one. This is very different, and as many have pointed out, so much more uniform than most.
My favorite tour I did in New Orleans was the Cemetery Tour....My first experience with above ground graves..I love your picture....if you can like cemeteries...I like these!!
Fine photo for theme day. Thanks.
Great shot! I was (embarrassingly enough) just watching Dracula 2000, and they had a shot in a cemetery just like this--hopefully you had better inspiration than that. lol!
Very striking!
interesting, I never even considered this, but it make clear sense. Living 1300 feet above sea level, it's sometimes hard to relate to the different way things have to be done.
Your city is the only one where I have visited its cemetries. And I must say that as weird as it may sound, it was a nice experience.
A great photo. question...is creamation common in New Orleans?
I have always found the New Orleans tombs quite fascinating. They have so much character. Good theme shot.
and thats one of the perfectly aligned tomb and its very neat. nice shot.
For all who asked -- from what I could see, the cemeteries didn't have anywhere near the destruction that many homes had
--steve buser
I really like how you took this photo. Nice one.
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