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The secret of the Gravestones at Abney Park
At Abney Park Cemetery, subtle details emerge upon closer inspection of the gravestones. The lettering, in particular, appears almost as if it had been applied to the surface, bearing a striking resemblance to letterpress printing plates in both form and presence.
Kolkata’s hidden oasis
Park Street Cemetery
South Park Street Cemetery was among the earliest non-ecclesiastical cemeteries in the world and, in the nineteenth century, likely the largest Christian burial ground outside Europe and the Americas. Opened in 1767, the site is today enclosed by a brick wall that shelters an eclectic assemblage of graves, mausolea, and dense tropical vegetation, set apart from the surrounding bustle of Kolkata.
A vistit to (the original) Hallstatt
Hand-painted skulls in Hallstatt’s charnel house
Hallstatt was inscribed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1997. In recent years, the village has come to exemplify the phenomenon of overtourism: despite a resident population of approximately 750, it has recorded up to 900,000 visits annually. Following the construction of a full-scale replica near Hong Kong in 2012, interest—particularly among Chinese visitors—has increased markedly. In May 2020, however, this dynamic was temporarily suspended. Owing to the Covid-19 lockdown, Hallstatt appeared almost entirely deserted.