Mount Pleasant Cemetery, Toronto

One of Canada’s most historic cemeteries, Mount Pleasant has served Toronto since 1876. It is the final resting place of many prominent Canadians, including former prime minister William Lyon Mackenzie King; department store magnate Timothy Eaton; a founder of McMaster University and CIBC William McMaster ; and renowned pianist Glenn Gould.

William Lyon Mackenzie King's Tomb

Eaton family's mausoleum
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Kerepesi Cemetery, Budapest

Kerepesi国家墓地是匈牙利最古老的墓地之一,并且基本完整的获得了保留。它不仅是布达佩斯最著名的墓园,也是欧洲最大的雕塑公园。

墓地始建于1847年,迄今已经有仅200年的历史,下葬于此的名流不胜枚举,名单列出来有近千人,每人的墓穴都是一座雕塑艺术品,有的甚至有规模宏大如宫殿般的陵寝。
Kerepesi Cemetery
墓园就在Keleti火车站南边,搭有轨电车和地铁都能抵达。墓园东南角还有一个犹太墓园。墓园南边是布达佩斯中国城。墓园北院墙另一侧就是布达佩斯最好逛的购物中心Arena Plaza。所以在此区域安排一天的行程相当合适。

Kerepesi墓园绿树成荫,即便大中午的也有不少树荫可以乘凉。入场免费,门口还有服务中心提供墓园地图和旅游资讯。但不知为何游人极为稀少,只在早晚有些健身漫步的人。园区有保安开车来回巡视,所以安全不成问题,只是早晚可能要注意防蚊。
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First Cemetery of Athens, Greece

The First Cemetery of Athens is the official cemetery of the City of Athens and the first to be built. It opened in 1837 and soon became a luxurious cemetery for famous Greek people and foreigners. The cemetery is located behind the Temple of Olympian Zeus and the Panathinaiko Stadium in central Athens. It can be found at the top end of Anapafseos Street (Eternal Rest Street). It is large green space including pines and cypresses. In the cemetery there are three churches. The main is the Church of Saint Theodore and there is also a smaller of Saint Lazarus. The third church is a Catholic church. There are also separate places for Protestants and Jews. The cemetery includes the tomb of Heinrich Schliemann, designed by Ernst Ziller, the tomb of Ioannis Pesmazoglou, that of Georgios Averoff, and one named I Koimomeni (the Sleeping Girl), by the sculptor Yannoulis Chalepas, from the island Tinos. The cemetery is under the Municipality of Athens and it is declared as an historical monument.

First Cemetery of Athens

First Cemetery of Athens

First Cemetery of Athens

First Cemetery of Athens