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Sunday, October 17, 2010

Tombstone Art

There is a cemetery in Vermont that is a veritable gallery of granite sculptures. Located in Barre, Vermont, Hope Cemetery is a tribute to skilled Italian monument carvers.











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9 comments:

  1. wow, never seen such detailed and extensive monuments before, unbelievable!

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  2. It must cost a fortune to have one of those carved for you.

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  3. WOW! Fantastic craftsmanship and great pictures.

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  4. Funny I was just thinking on the way home this evening that this art would be a great Halloween Blog topic! It is really beautiful in person! We went and walked around there one day when we were out yard sale ing, Amazing skill!

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  5. Those are really amazing, but can you imagine how "spooky" they would be at night? On Halloween night I'll bet they take on a life of their own! :-))

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  6. What a unique idea. I love these.

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  7. Usually I like really old cemeteries but that one looks amazing!

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  8. I didn't know you could have stones like that. They are really well done. - hugs and sparkles - WG

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  9. That is amazing! The one with the chain at the top takes the cake for me...I can't imagine anyone carving those!

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