Letter from Prague The amazing wildlife of Olsanske Cemeteries
Olsanske Cemetery in Prague is in fact a large complex of several cemeteries: including a Jewish and Orthodox cemeteries and graveyards of soldiers killed in both WWI and WWII. The whole area is some fifty hectares large and according to estimates some two million people have been buried there. First founded in the 17the century, not only are the cemeteries packed with history but they appear to be a whole ecosystem within the city. Framed by busy thoroughfares from all sides, the two rectangles are real oases of wildlife under a canopy of trees.
Photo: Petr Kadlec
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