dinsdag 7 augustus 2012

Taphophile Tragics

Don't know what to think about this grave in Saint-Paul-de-Vence in the South of  France. Is it a bed, a stretcher?  Anyway it is different from the usual tombs.
This is my tribute to Taphophile Tragics

11 opmerkingen:

  1. oh, how odd?
    that looks like it's made of metal, with stamped lettering? What is the part sticking up near the top? is that a holder for flowers?

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  2. i am curious what is written on it? just the name of date of birth/death?
    the color is not so nice. had it been transparent or purple, or transparent purple, i would have liked it better... ;)

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  3. How unusual, itlook like a sun lounger.

    Beneath Thy Feet

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  4. How strange. It looks as though it is inviting you to lie down next to the grave.

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  5. yep, sun lounger was my first thought, too!

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  6. Kitty,
    It is an iron cross.
    CaT,
    No, I didn't come close to see the what was written on it. I was in a hurry and lost even the tourgroup
    while photographing!

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  7. it looks almost temporary though I am sure it is not.

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  8. oh oh.... never good to loose the tourgroup... ;)

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  9. So very wierd. I can see the iron cross atop the head of the 'bed', but why the bed.

    It looks a bit like a hospital bed used during wartime. It also looks a bit like a trampoline. But I am really at a loss to understand why anyone would use this as a memorial to a departed loved one. There must be a reason.

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