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Children climb on a construction near a gravestone in the playground of the Sophienkirche day-care center in Berlin, Germany. The day-care is located on the grounds of the Sophienkirche church, and it’s playground occupies a space that was once the parish
Culture
Berlin’s graveyards are being converted for use by the living
Children climb on a construction near a gravestone in the playground of the Sophienkirche day-care center in Berlin, Germany. The day-care is located on the grounds of the Sophienkirche church, and it’s playground occupies a space that was once the parish
Culture
Berlin’s graveyards are being converted for use by the living
A pupil at the Sophienkirche day-care climbs atop a gravestone in the centers playground. The children are encouraged to explore the space, and not discouraged from climbing on some of the stones.
Culture
In Germany, some cemeteries are being turned into parks, playgrounds and gardens
The bodies of thousands of Londoners, including plague victims, lie in the Bedlam Burial Ground.
Health
Uncovering the plague pit beneath London’s streets
Global Politics
In Chile, a cemetery that unites the living and the dead
VIDEO: Shock, dismay, outrage expressed over desecration of World War II-era graves in Libya
Japan’s high-tech graveyard in the sky
Question of Burying Boston Marathon Suspect Elicits Passionate Responses
Green Burials
Arts, Culture & Media
Desecration at a Traditionally Black Cemetery
Arts, Culture & Media
Mortality and Morality: The Remains of Michael Jackson
Arts, Culture & Media
Britain’s crumbling cemeteries