Hubby had a small medical intervention on Tuesday afternoon, so having a couple of hours to 'kill' in the Trocadero area of Paris, I dropped in on the Passy cemetery ... as you do.
In the early 19th century, Napoleon ordered all the cemeteries in Paris to be replaced by large new ones outside the precincts of the capital. Passy Cemetery has its origins in this edict, although it only opened in 1820. It's quite a small cemetery which sits in the shadow of the Eiffel tower - as you can see from this photo.
Great capture! Terrific composition...really like the Eiffel tower in the background. Interesting historical information . . . I checked online for more of the same and found an interesting note . . . by 1874 the small Passy Cemetery had become the aristocratic necropolis of Paris and is the only cemetery in Paris to have a heated waiting-room. :-)
I hope everything went well with your husband's medical procedure.
Great in B&W - so atmospheric! Many years ago, in the era of film photography I visited Paris and used only B&W film and was delighted with the results. Suits the architecture so well!
Today we passed a large, Catholic cemetery, and I noted to Ken that there were no large stone (forget the monuments of years past!) He said it was so it could be mowed easily.... Wow..."Don't let me get in your way!" ,,,
Give me the beauty and the depth of feeling that's encompassed here!
@Weezilou No mowing to be done in this graveyard ... it's pretty dense! An occasional tree to trim back and paths to be kept in order, but over the piece, relatively 'low maintenance'.
Love the composition of this one as well. It's obvious that you took great care in where you stood to take the photo. There's such a depth to this picture, as if we can see a long ways back in history.
February 10th, 2017
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I hope everything went well with your husband's medical procedure.
Give me the beauty and the depth of feeling that's encompassed here!