tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6759020785662372535.post2069693820535987228..comments2024-03-10T04:15:59.846-04:00Comments on Violet Sky: grave post #4VioletSkyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10222821877918680480noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6759020785662372535.post-11862406249292352842012-01-24T13:38:19.223-05:002012-01-24T13:38:19.223-05:00Very cool!
I think we should make a date to explor...Very cool!<br />I think we should make a date to explore a cemetery next week, if you're free.Halcyonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02729819462354019534noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6759020785662372535.post-11608766045113553372012-01-24T07:15:25.155-05:002012-01-24T07:15:25.155-05:00Hah! had to chuckle. If, as Nick says, a columbari...Hah! had to chuckle. If, as Nick says, a columbarium is literally 'a pigeon house', that would explain the floor in photograph 2.<br /><br />Like Gemma, I thought the columbarium to be reminiscent of a high school locker area. It is softened considerably by the copious flowers.<br /><br />I loved the array of comments you have attracted today, Sanna. I would love to know more about Holy Sepulchre and how it compares with the smaller municipal and churchyard variations.<br /><br />Thanks for the definition by comparison of columbarium and mausoleum. I had never thought that consiously.<br /><br />I love the manner in which your text so complements and adds to the images today. Thank you very much for your contribution to Taphophile Tragics.Juliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09513648613788716017noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6759020785662372535.post-76520810244548277382012-01-24T06:35:08.422-05:002012-01-24T06:35:08.422-05:00I have never seen such a columbarium, it is for cr...I have never seen such a columbarium, it is for cremated people I think? We have them here too, but never went to see one. I share your feeling about hesitating to walk around. In other countries I don't have that, but in my own country I often feel an intruder.biebkriebelshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01539958495933835606noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6759020785662372535.post-62670036659625670032012-01-24T04:33:52.260-05:002012-01-24T04:33:52.260-05:00The flowers are a lovely touch in the columbarium....The flowers are a lovely touch in the columbarium.Joan Elizabethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16358008925558240778noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6759020785662372535.post-45294531582890076242012-01-24T04:19:31.774-05:002012-01-24T04:19:31.774-05:00I loved to visit Rookwood Cemetary in Sydney. It i...I loved to visit Rookwood Cemetary in Sydney. It is the largest cemetary in the Southern Hemisphere and it is a treasure trove of interesting 'endings'<br />From humble graves, with no name to huge Catholic edifices, which I really dont know the names of. I think the photos of the departed to be quite unnerving in some.Meggiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13074676856646898900noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6759020785662372535.post-78876823778009361612012-01-24T03:07:26.969-05:002012-01-24T03:07:26.969-05:00Enjoyed this post as I do all your "grave&quo...Enjoyed this post as I do all your "grave" posts.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6759020785662372535.post-60882871803869129012012-01-24T00:06:55.198-05:002012-01-24T00:06:55.198-05:00Are these fresh flowers? Quite a display. It'...Are these fresh flowers? Quite a display. It's interesting how many columbariums are open to the air. For some reason this surprises me.Oakland Daily Photohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04352365270299187377noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6759020785662372535.post-2400651837293224442012-01-23T20:01:59.085-05:002012-01-23T20:01:59.085-05:00I did'nt know about the columbarians...but I d...I did'nt know about the columbarians...but I do believe as a researcher its a good idea to have some sort of "earthly' marker for the living to acknowledge.Sondrahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03485055844682296876noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6759020785662372535.post-2842314367902360432012-01-23T18:28:47.161-05:002012-01-23T18:28:47.161-05:00Yes, it looks like a beautiful area, amongst the s...Yes, it looks like a beautiful area, amongst the snow!<br />Not a Chinese spammer but - Kung hii fat choy.Peterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00228604486090869506noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6759020785662372535.post-79758664256750491112012-01-23T18:08:30.202-05:002012-01-23T18:08:30.202-05:00Like a hallway of souls in lockers and so many hav...Like a hallway of souls in lockers and so many have flowers! Such an amazing design for a cemetery!Gemma Wisemanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17466540188839321484noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6759020785662372535.post-6777573065826618722012-01-23T18:06:31.319-05:002012-01-23T18:06:31.319-05:00Melbourne cemetery is currently constructing more ...Melbourne cemetery is currently constructing more Mausoleums and Columbariums, both being multi-story to cope with the huge demand for space.<br />Columbarium is Latin and literally means a "pigeon house"!Melbourne Australia Photoshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00495515492384987803noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6759020785662372535.post-26722615856673987822012-01-23T17:45:38.993-05:002012-01-23T17:45:38.993-05:00Thanks for the information. Wondered about columba...Thanks for the information. Wondered about columbarium v mausoleum. Haven't seen many columbariums (though I can't say I've ever gone looking).Annhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03182743312553270315noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6759020785662372535.post-42777731510248169602012-01-23T17:33:45.431-05:002012-01-23T17:33:45.431-05:00I can see that the flowers and the structure itsel...I can see that the flowers and the structure itself are beautiful. Perhaps what overwhelms is the sheer number of urns in it, all those remains of lives now done. I felt that at the Viet Nam War Memorial. As it started small and grew, with name upon name upon name. I was overwhelmed, both by the beauty and all those names. And by the fact that I was so very much alive.<br /><br />Cemeteries hold living creatures as well. I don't know. Then again, I am not comfortable in any of the settings, though I appreciate the beauty.<br /><br />Columbarium... I did not know that was the name for the place.JeannetteLShttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13528285846408727632noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6759020785662372535.post-91703012224299836262012-01-23T17:27:01.955-05:002012-01-23T17:27:01.955-05:00Delores: I saw some photos of the one in Guelph wh...Delores: I saw some photos of the one in Guelph when I was searching for Woodland (Burlington) and mistakenly wrote Woodlawn (Guelph).VioletSkyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10222821877918680480noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6759020785662372535.post-43336988474283046842012-01-23T17:24:19.374-05:002012-01-23T17:24:19.374-05:00We have some lovely outdoor columbariums in the Gu...We have some lovely outdoor columbariums in the Guelph Woodlawn Park Cemetery. I must get out and take some shots.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com