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<p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/people/jimsawthat/">jimsawthat</a> posted a photo:</p> <p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/jimsawthat/55216912332/" title="Old Jewish Cemetery #8"><img src="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/55216912332_c23c8c2448_m.jpg" width="240" height="180" alt="Old Jewish Cemetery #8" /></a></p> <p>Josefov neighborhood, Prague, Czech Republic (Czechia)<br /> <br /> &quot;The Old Jewish Cemetery is one of the largest of its kind in Europe and one of the most important Jewish historical monuments in Prague. It served its purpose from the first half of the 15th century until 1786.<br /> <br /> Starting at the middle of the 15th century, the gravestones record is a continual time line of burials. The final gravestone is dated 1787; three years earlier, the enlightened sovereign Emperor Josef II had banned burials inside the city walls for hygienic reasons. Later Prague Jews used a cemetery in Žižkov, founded in the 17th century because of plague epidemic.<br /> <br /> During the more than three centuries in which it was in active use, the cemetery continually struggled with the lack of space. Piety and respect for the deceased ancestors does not allow the Jews to abolish old graves. Only occasionally the Jewish community was allowed to purchase grounds to expand the cemetery and so many times it had to gain space in other ways; if necessary, a new layer of soil was heaped up on the available area. For this reason, there are places where as many as twelve layers now exist. Thanks to this solution the older graves themselves remained intact. However, as new levels were added it was necessary either to lay over the gravestones associated with the older (and lower) graves to protect them, or else to elevate the stones to the new, higher surface. This explains the dense forest of gravestones that one sees today; many of them commemorate an individual who is buried several layers further down. This also explains why the surface of the cemetery is raised several meters higher than the surrounding streets; retaining walls are necessary to hold the soil and the graves in place.&quot;</p> <p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/people/pat21/">patoche21</a> posted a photo:</p> <p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/pat21/55214925225/" title="Titre à la Une"><img src="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/55214925225_06410d309e_m.jpg" width="240" height="160" alt="Titre à la Une" /></a></p> <p>Prague (République Tchèque)<br /> <br /> Website : <a href="http://www.fluidr.com/photos/pat21" rel="noreferrer nofollow">www.fluidr.com/photos/pat21</a><br /> <br /> <a href="https://www.flickriver.com/photos/pat21/sets/" rel="noreferrer nofollow">www.flickriver.com/photos/pat21/sets/</a><br /> <br /> &quot;Copyright © – Patrick Bouchenard<br /> The reproduction, publication, modification, transmission or exploitation of any work contained here in for any use, personal or commercial, without my prior written permission is strictly prohibited. All rights reserved.&quot;</p> <p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/people/randym/">RocketCityCanuck</a> posted a photo:</p> <p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/randym/55214081151/" title="Prague 2026"><img src="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/55214081151_7311e38f20_m.jpg" width="240" height="155" alt="Prague 2026" /></a></p> <p>Vltava River</p> <p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/people/zedzap/">.^.Blanksy</a> posted a photo:</p> <p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/zedzap/55075268027/" title="Prague series"><img src="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/55075268027_8779b63ce9_m.jpg" width="240" height="146" alt="Prague series" /></a></p> <p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/people/roberthlavaty/">hlavaty85</a> posted a photo:</p> <p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/roberthlavaty/55205619032/" title="Branka"><img src="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/55205619032_d94c72ab18_m.jpg" width="240" height="160" alt="Branka" /></a></p> <p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/people/roberthlavaty/">hlavaty85</a> posted a photo:</p> <p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/roberthlavaty/55205619192/" title="Rytíř"><img src="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/55205619192_1a4af44e6e_m.jpg" width="160" height="240" alt="Rytíř" /></a></p> <p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/people/roberthlavaty/">hlavaty85</a> posted a photo:</p> <p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/roberthlavaty/55205618432/" title="Condor Prague"><img src="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/55205618432_d7edcb0bd9_m.jpg" width="240" height="160" alt="Condor Prague" /></a></p> <p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/people/kentwang/">Kent Wang</a> posted a photo:</p> <p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/kentwang/55203545852/" title="IMG_9975"><img src="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/55203545852_94fbd988fe_m.jpg" width="240" height="160" alt="IMG_9975" /></a></p> <p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/people/kentwang/">Kent Wang</a> posted a photo:</p> <p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/kentwang/55203543497/" title="APC_0439"><img src="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/55203543497_e5a8f34a86_m.jpg" width="180" height="240" alt="APC_0439" /></a></p> <p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/people/kentwang/">Kent Wang</a> posted a photo:</p> <p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/kentwang/55204445596/" title="APC_0429"><img src="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/55204445596_253e99992e_m.jpg" width="180" height="240" alt="APC_0429" /></a></p> <p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/people/kentwang/">Kent Wang</a> posted a photo:</p> <p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/kentwang/55203542192/" title="APC_0471"><img src="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/55203542192_6f41b05b4c_m.jpg" width="240" height="180" alt="APC_0471" /></a></p> <p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/people/kentwang/">Kent Wang</a> posted a photo:</p> <p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/kentwang/55204689079/" title="APC_0483"><img src="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/55204689079_e179936528_m.jpg" width="240" height="180" alt="APC_0483" /></a></p> <p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/people/181671310@N04/">Raul_Praha</a> posted a photo:</p> <p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/181671310@N04/55204687955/" title="Jakub Nedbal fotograf"><img src="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/55204687955_dc938b3ed6_m.jpg" width="160" height="240" alt="Jakub Nedbal fotograf" /></a></p> <p>Image shot by Jakub Nedbal - sport and lifestyle advertising photographer based in Prague, Czech Republic.</p> <p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/people/181671310@N04/">Raul_Praha</a> posted a photo:</p> <p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/181671310@N04/55204444523/" title="Jakub Nedbal fotograf"><img src="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/55204444523_fa5ec5366f_m.jpg" width="160" height="240" alt="Jakub Nedbal fotograf" /></a></p> <p>Image shot by Jakub Nedbal - sport and lifestyle advertising photographer based in Prague, Czech Republic.</p> <p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/people/181671310@N04/">Raul_Praha</a> posted a photo:</p> <p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/181671310@N04/55203400237/" title="Jakub Nedbal fotograf"><img src="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/55203400237_158534de9c_m.jpg" width="160" height="240" alt="Jakub Nedbal fotograf" /></a></p> <p>Image shot by Jakub Nedbal - sport and lifestyle advertising photographer based in Prague, Czech Republic.</p> <p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/people/181671310@N04/">Raul_Praha</a> posted a photo:</p> <p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/181671310@N04/55204298426/" title="Jakub Nedbal fotograf"><img src="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/55204298426_d9d2ec5e0f_m.jpg" width="160" height="240" alt="Jakub Nedbal fotograf" /></a></p> <p>Image shot by Jakub Nedbal - sport and lifestyle advertising photographer based in Prague, Czech Republic.</p> <p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/people/181671310@N04/">Raul_Praha</a> posted a photo:</p> <p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/181671310@N04/55204694685/" title="Jakub Nedbal fotograf"><img src="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/55204694685_10d145d395_m.jpg" width="240" height="160" alt="Jakub Nedbal fotograf" /></a></p> <p>Image shot by Jakub Nedbal - sport and lifestyle advertising photographer based in Prague, Czech Republic.</p> <p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/people/181671310@N04/">Raul_Praha</a> posted a photo:</p> <p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/181671310@N04/55204298816/" title="Jakub Nedbal fotograf"><img src="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/55204298816_3c1a9567a3_m.jpg" width="160" height="240" alt="Jakub Nedbal fotograf" /></a></p> <p>Image shot by Jakub Nedbal - sport and lifestyle advertising photographer based in Prague, Czech Republic.</p> <p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/people/181671310@N04/">Raul_Praha</a> posted a photo:</p> <p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/181671310@N04/55204694620/" title="Jakub Nedbal fotograf"><img src="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/55204694620_18b62d2bd0_m.jpg" width="160" height="240" alt="Jakub Nedbal fotograf" /></a></p> <p>Image shot by Jakub Nedbal - sport and lifestyle advertising photographer based in Prague, Czech Republic.</p> <p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/people/181671310@N04/">Raul_Praha</a> posted a photo:</p> <p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/181671310@N04/55204539049/" title="Jakub Nedbal fotograf"><img src="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/55204539049_953f36f6ea_m.jpg" width="160" height="240" alt="Jakub Nedbal fotograf" /></a></p> <p>Image shot by Jakub Nedbal - sport and lifestyle advertising photographer based in Prague, Czech Republic.</p>

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