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Jewish Cemetary 4: walled in The walls around the Jewish cemetery in Pisa are very high, and in places beautifully overgrown. They are (I think) the city walls. |
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Jewish Cemetary 5: overgrown walls Flowers and plants on the ancient stone wall. |
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Jewish Cemetary 5: overgrown walls again Another shot. |
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Jewish Cemetary 6: A quiet shelter Quiet spirits rest in the shade of great trees. |
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Jewish Cemetary 7: crowded Not many empty spaces here. |
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Jewish Cemetary 8: broken columns It appears as if it was the fashion at one time for graves to be marked with a monument topped by a broken pillar, perhaps imitative of a ruined Roman or Greek temple. [more...] |
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Jewish Cemetary 9: two graves ✡ [more...] |
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Jewish Cemetary 10: rows Rows of tombs. It looks as if there’s a metal eagle on one of them, but I couldn’t be certain. |
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Lion 1 A carved lion’s head helps to guard the city wall. In the background, the Duomo (cathedral) of Pisa. |
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Lion 2 A carved lion’s head helps to guard the city wall. In the background, the Duomo (cathedral) of Pisa. |
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Il Duomo The famous cathedral on the Field of Miracles in Pisa, seen from the top of the city wall. |
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City wall Looking over the city wall, from the same height. The grass at its base belongs to the Field of Miracles. |
