The Glasgow Necropolis is a Victorian cemetery in Glasgow, Scotland. It is on a hill above, and to the east of, Glasgow Cathedral (St. Mungo's Cathedral). Fifty thousand individuals have been buried in approximately 3500 tombs. It was conceived as a Père Lachaise for Glasgow, and subsequently established by the Merchants' House of Glasgow in 1831. Alexander Thomson designed a number of its tombs, and John Bryce and David Hamilton designed other architecture for the grounds.

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  • The Glasgow Necropolis is a Victorian cemetery in Glasgow, Scotland. It is on a hill above, and to the east of, Glasgow Cathedral (St. Mungo's Cathedral). Fifty thousand individuals have been buried in approximately 3500 tombs. It was conceived as a Père Lachaise for Glasgow, and subsequently established by the Merchants' House of Glasgow in 1831. Alexander Thomson designed a number of its tombs, and John Bryce and David Hamilton designed other architecture for the grounds. The main entrance is approached by a bridge over what was then the Molendinar Burn. The bridge, which was designed by James Hamilton, was completed in 1833. It became known as the "Bridge of Sighs" because it was part of the route of funeral processions (the name is an allusion to the Bridge of Sighs in Venice). The cemetery's paths meander uphill towards the summit, where a dominating statue of John Knox was erected in 1825. The Glasgow Necropolis was described by James Stevens Curl as "literally a city of the dead". Glasgow native Billy Connolly has said: "Glasgow's a bit like Nashville, Tennessee: it doesn't care much for the living, but it really looks after the dead."
  • Glasgow Necropolis ist ein viktorianischer Friedhof in Glasgow, Schottland. Der griechischstämmige Name Necropolis = Totenstadt, vgl. Nekropole. Er sollte ab 1831 zu Glasgows Père Lachaise (Pariser Vorbild) ausgebaut werden. Grabmale stammen von Alexander Thomson, John Bryce und David Hamilton. Der Friedhof liegt oberhalb der Stadt auf einem Hügel östlich der Glasgower Kathedrale (St. Mungo's Cathedral). Fünfzigtausand Verstorbene ruhen hier unter ca. 3.500 Grabmälern. Eine Brücke vor dem Hauptportal, von James Hamilton entworfen, über den Molendinar Burn, einen Zufluss des Clyde wurde 1833 fertiggestellt. Als "Bridge of Sighs" wegen der Trauerkondukte über sie hinweg klingt der Name für Glasgower nach der Bridge of Sighs in Venedig. Der Hügel wird vom Grabmal für John Knox dominiert (1825). Die Glasgow Necropolis beschrieb James Stevens Curl als "Stadt im Besitz des Todes". Der Glasgower Billy Connolly spöttelte: "Glasgow's a bit like Nashville, Tennessee: it doesn't care much for the living, but it really looks after the dead."
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  • The Glasgow Necropolis is a Victorian cemetery in Glasgow, Scotland. It is on a hill above, and to the east of, Glasgow Cathedral (St. Mungo's Cathedral). Fifty thousand individuals have been buried in approximately 3500 tombs. It was conceived as a Père Lachaise for Glasgow, and subsequently established by the Merchants' House of Glasgow in 1831. Alexander Thomson designed a number of its tombs, and John Bryce and David Hamilton designed other architecture for the grounds.
  • Glasgow Necropolis ist ein viktorianischer Friedhof in Glasgow, Schottland. Der griechischstämmige Name Necropolis = Totenstadt, vgl. Nekropole. Er sollte ab 1831 zu Glasgows Père Lachaise (Pariser Vorbild) ausgebaut werden. Grabmale stammen von Alexander Thomson, John Bryce und David Hamilton. Der Friedhof liegt oberhalb der Stadt auf einem Hügel östlich der Glasgower Kathedrale (St. Mungo's Cathedral). Fünfzigtausand Verstorbene ruhen hier unter ca. 3.500 Grabmälern.
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  • Glasgow Necropolis
  • Glasgow Necropolis
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