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www.nytimes.com
8 months ago
Europe news

A Famed Cemetery Is Nearly Full. Can It Reuse Old Graves to Add More Space?

Highgate Cemetery in London is running out of space and has started adding new gravesites at a starting price of £25,000 ($31,700).
The high price tag for a grave near Karl Marx's tomb has been criticized, with many pointing out the irony for the father of communism. [ more ]
www.theguardian.com
8 months ago
London

25,000 for a burial plot next to Karl Marx? The philosopher would turn in his grave

Highgate cemetery in London is offering new plots, including one next to Karl Marx, for a significant cost
Marx's grave has become a tourist attraction and a target for anti-communist vandalism [ more ]
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