Thursday, November 1, 2012

All Saints' Day

In Croatia the tradition is to light candles and visit the graves of deceased relatives.


View down the colonnade of Zagreb’s Mirogoj Cemetery 

 Mirogoj central Zagreb cemetery is located on the mountain Medvednica and is considered one of the most beautiful cemeteries in Europe. Mirogoj is also a beautiful park and art gallery open. Due to the large number of prominent people who were there found their resting place is called the Croatian Mirogoj Pantheon. The famous architect Hermann BollĂ© designed a form of cemeteries, using monumental composition of arcades, pavilions and domes, intertwined with rich vegetation.

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