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Where to put the dead?
As long as cities have existed, there has always been the question of what to do with their former inhabitants. In ancient Athens, for example, burial was banned within city walls. In other instances, graveyards were simply shoved aside, placed in far off corners of the metropolis where people would not frequent.
The Protestant Cemetery in Rome is such an example:
As is Père Lachaise in Paris:
Near where I live in Philadelphia, the Woodland Cemetery is one of the earliest examples of the garden cemetery, which became popular in 19th century America. Built in what was then a fashionable suburb, it provided a greener alternative to the crammed churchyards of center city.
