Venice: San Michele | |
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More photos in the vicinity: Main Entrance of San Michele Sestiere Castello Sestiere Cannaregio |
San Michele is the cemetery island of Venice. The cemetery is still in use today. However, due to shortage of space the dead are exhumed after a few years and stored in compact concrete ossuary boxes. |
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Date: Jul 14, 2007 Longitude: 12° 20.57' Latitude: 45° 26.52' Show Photo Position in Google Maps |
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Map references: left: courtesy CIA, middle: courtesy US LoC Map Collection, right: courtesy NASA. This page has been updated on: 2007-Nov-08 |