Cities of the Dead: The world's most beautiful cemeteries

Cities of the Dead is a book that explores the fascinating stories of the world's most beautiful cemeteries, featuring spectacular photography and unique histories. It showcases memorial sites from monastic settlements to grand cathedrals, Shinto shrines to Gothic chapels, tombs, and crypts. The book tells tales of myths and monsters, grave-robbers, pilgrimages, spiritual retreats, remembrance, and community, and features famous headstones, weeping angels, ocean views, woodlands, thousands of glowing lanterns, and a tomb of poets. It spans the globe to bring you the most fascinating, intriguing, and evocative cemeteries across cultures and continents, highlighting the features that make them special and showing how cemeteries are about and for the living as much as the dead.

Format: Hardback
Length: 240 pages
Publication date: 06 September 2022
Publisher: Frances Lincoln Publishers Ltd

Cities of the Dead: A Global Exploration of Spectacular Cemeteries

Embark on a captivating journey through the world's most beautiful cemeteries, where history, art, and spirituality converge in breathtaking landscapes. Cities of the Dead, a captivating book by author John M. Cunningham, takes readers on a mesmerizing tour of memorial sites, ranging from monastic settlements to grand cathedrals, Shinto shrines to Gothic chapels, tombs, and crypts.

Prepare to be transported to a realm where myths and monsters, grave-robbers, pilgrimages, spiritual retreats, remembrance, and community intertwine. Discover cemeteries with a staggering array of graves, from hundreds of thousands to mere handfuls, each adorned with famous headstones, weeping angels, breathtaking ocean views, serene woodlands, thousands of glowing lanterns, and even a tomb of poets.

Spanning the globe, Cities of the Dead brings you the most fascinating, intriguing, and evocative cemeteries across cultures and continents. From London's renowned Highgate Cemetery, home to renowned names such as Karl Marx, Malcolm McLaren, George Eliot, and Christina Rosetti, to Hawaii's breathtaking Valley of the Temples, this book showcases a diverse array of burial sites that evoke a range of emotions and perspectives.

Through evocative images and captivating stories, Cunningham brings these sanctuaries to life, detailing the unique features that make them special. He highlights the similarities and differences between time periods, religions, and cultures, showcasing how cemeteries are not only about honoring the dead but also about connecting with the living.

Cities of the Dead is a testament to the power of remembrance and the enduring legacy of the deceased. It invites readers to explore the depths of human history, culture, and spirituality through the lens of these remarkable burial sites, providing a glimpse into the lives and legacies of those who have passed before us.

So, immerse yourself in the pages of Cities of the Dead and discover the fascinating stories of the world's most beautiful cemeteries. Let this book transport you to a realm where history, art, and spirituality converge, and let the beauty of these sanctuaries inspire and awaken your senses.

Weight: 1432g
Dimension: 231 x 298 x 30 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9780711265783