Rakowicki Cemetery in Krakow
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Rakowicki Cemetery is of artistic and historical value. The tombstones, crafted by renowned architects, astonish with their beauty and serene stillness. It seems that nothing can disturb their owners anymore. Among them are famous Poles, scientists, and politicians, influential figures, and ordinary residents of Krakow. There is also a place for Soviet soldiers who laid down their lives during the liberation of the city. The necropolis is often compared to the famous Père Lachaise in Paris. Both are recognized as unique works of world sculpture, forever frozen in the grim charm of cemetery paths. Interestingly, the emergence of the Rakowicki "treasury" is associated with a ban on burying near churches and within the city limits.
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