Thursday 14 May 2015

Warsaw: Wolska Cemetery


A few shots from a walk round Wolska Cemetery in Warsaw here. 

Below, there is the (Catholic) church that lies inside the cemetery:


And next, there is the Marian shrine that stands directly in front of the cemetery church:


What impresses me most about all the cemeteries I've seen in Warsaw is the fact that the Poles keep them in immaculate condition as a mark of deep respect towards their dead relatives:
  

Think that well-kept graves are a fitting tribute to the dead, a meaningful trace and recognition that these people were once here living their lives on the Earth (this is why I view burial as being a much better way of dealing with the dead than the British fashion/trend of cremation).

The Wolska Cemetery is located about 500 metres past the line of Eastern Orthodox cemetery; steep, grey Catholic church; and Mormon church in the Wolska district of Warsaw, next to the 2nd World War memorial:


And, of course, the Poles take great care of the graves of the dead from the 2nd World War:


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