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Lithuania's Hill of Crosses
Near Siauliai, Lithuania, there is a piece of history that has been built and rebuilt through some of the toughest times in the country.The Hill of Crosses was thought to have originated as a memorial of those who died in the 1831 rebellion which began with a major uprising led by the Polish nobility in Warsaw who were joined by many people in Lithuania who also rebelled against Russian[...]
Sunken Cemetery of Camiguin
On February 16, 1871 earthquakes began to be felt by residents of Bonbon on the island of Camiguin which lies in the Bohol Sea in the Philippines. Camiguin has always been known as the island "Born of Fire" as there are seven volcanoes located on it. By April of that year a volcanic fissure opened up and began pouring lava onto surrounding areas and into the sea. When the eruptions[...]
Pop Icon Still Popular in Death
Andy Warhol was considered the father of pop art and an influential filmmaker, screen printer, producer as well as an artist. Warhol survived an assassination attempt by a psychotic friend in the sixties, and eventually after a lifetime of influential art Warhol died of cardiac arrhythmia, brought on by water intoxication in 1987. Warhol's family maintained that this was because of[...]
Forest Lawn Cemetery of the Stars
The Forest Lawn Memorial Park is located in Glendale, California and it famously known as the final resting place of many celebrities from the entertainment industry. Forest Lawn is known for its beautifully kept graves and the art that is placed around the park. A replica of Michaelangelo's David, a large mosaic of the signing of the Declaration of Independence and a huge statue of[...]
The Environmental Psychology of Chinese Burials
There's a resurgence in the West with a new form of interior decoration. It's that ancient Chinese custom of aesthetics that has long been believed to use the celestial laws of Chinese astronomy to help improve life by rearranging the chi in a person's home. Whether you call it Tao of Heaven &[...]
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