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Architecture
The 5 Weirdest Tombs and Mausoleums at Green-Wood Cemetery, Brooklyn
“Discover the world through its most overlooked record…its cemeteries,” the writer Jessica Ferri encourages us, tantalizingly. Her series, Dearly
Architecture
The History of Recovering NYC African Burial Grounds
As New York City grew and developed in its earliest years, several cemeteries became iconic public grounds. In many cases,
Buenos Aires
10 Tombs to Visit in Buenos Aires’ Recoleta Cemetery
When Argentina’s wealthy and powerful rest for eternity, they do it in style. Recoleta cemetery is one of the
Architecture
Five Creepy Non-Human Graveyards in and around New York City
Dead Horse Beach is littered with glass, trash and bones. Courtesy of Diana Huang. Despite the scarcity of open space,
Architecture
Crypts and Catacombs of Little Italy: What's Buried in Manhattan's Only Basilica
Burial sites in Manhattan are relatively rare. In 1852, the New York Legislature passed a law prohibiting new burials in
Architecture
NYC’s City of the Dead: Calvary Cemetery in Queens
Though Calvary Cemetery in Woodside is not quite as popular a haunt as some of NYC’s other final destinations,
