Pisa - Last day (page 9/22)

Baptistry

Baptistry

It looks like an ornament from a richly iced wedding-cake, but it is a 16th century building.

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Jewish Cemetary 11: From above

Jewish Cemetary 11: From above

looking down from the city walls.

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Jewish Cemetary 12: monuments

Jewish Cemetary 12: monuments

I see now that what I had thought was an eagle was in fact a scroll, a far more likely symbol!

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Jewish Cemetary 13: Carolina Essinger

Jewish Cemetary 13: Carolina Essinger

Tombs seen from above. The writing is upside-down, because it is written to be read from the other side.

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Jewish Cemetary 14: tombs and pillar

Jewish Cemetary 14: tombs and pillar

More tombs and a broken pillar monument; I’m only guessing that the pillars were constructed like that, and not broken off after they were erected. It has been suggested to me that it [...] [more...]

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Jewish Cemetary 15: Corrado Lopez

Jewish Cemetary 15: Corrado Lopez

The tomb on the right is that of someone called Corrado Lopez, [more...]

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Jewish Cemetary 16: Stone monuments

Jewish Cemetary 16: Stone monuments

Even the afternoon sunlight cannot penetrate the farthest corners of the graveyard.

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Leaning Baptistry of Pisa

Leaning Baptistry of Pisa

Actually I think it’s distortion from the fish-eye lens. The Christian cemetery is on the left, and the cathedral is in the left just behind the baptistry. You can also just make out the top of the Leaning Tower of Pisa behind that, with a flag flying. [more...]

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Jewish Cemetary 17: 1944

Jewish Cemetary 17: 1944

It is no surprise that there are a graves with dates during the Second World War.

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Jewish Cemetary 18: rows of tombs

Jewish Cemetary 18: rows of tombs

Tombs and monuments in the afternoon sun.

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Jewish Cemetary 19: City wall

Jewish Cemetary 19: City wall

The ancient city wall the separates the Jewish Cemetary from the city of Pisa and from the Christian Field of Miracles.

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Jewish Cemetary 20: City wall

Jewish Cemetary 20: City wall

Actually this one is pretty similar to the last one, with the slightly overgrown ancient stone wall.

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