7 famous graves

7 famous graves

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We present you a small tour of the most famous monuments of dead geniuses.

7 famous graves

7 famous graves

Grave Of Oscar Wilde

Grave of Oscar Wilde in the cemetery of Pere-Lachaise in Paris competes in popularity with the grave of Jim Morrison. But kisses on the monument to the great poet more. Monument made by the sculptor Jacob Epstein, caused a lot of controversy. At the time, the genitals of the monument due to public outcry, closed his Fig leaf, but then the opponents of censorship it broke off, however, with themselves genitals. Now all the passion calmed down, the monument was repaired, and now he is one of the collection points wrestlers homophobia.

7 famous graves

Grave Of John Keats

The English cemetery in Rome is famous for the grave of the poet John Keats. The romantic works of genius, died from tuberculosis before his talent obtained public recognition. At the request of Keats, his name was engraved on his tombstone.

7 famous graves

Grave Of Sylvia Plath

The graves of poets somehow more sacred than the graves of writers. And Sylvia Plath's grave at the cemetery in Heptonstall in the County of Yorkshire has also become a battleground. Many times fans of the poet was shot down from the gravestone the name of her husband, whom they blamed for the suicide of Sylvia.

7 famous graves

Grave Of Bette Davis

At the tomb of the double Oscar-winning actress Bette Davis in California flaunts her own epitaph: "She made the hard way."

7 famous graves

Grave Of Isaac Newton

Monument to Isaac Newton in Westminster Abbey in London, perhaps one of the most famous in the world. The epitaph on his gravestone reads: "Nature and its laws was covered with darkness, and God said, "let Newton be, let there be light"".

7 famous graves

Grave Emilin S. Wetmore

Name Amylin S. Wetmore, no one says anything, and it's clear she was not a celebrity. She was the wife of the sculptor William Wetmore that it created such a monument, which is now one of the most copied images in the world. "Angel of grief", standing on a Roman cemetery has become a symbol of love and grief for the world.

7 famous graves

Grave Of William Shakespeare

The grave of William Shakespeare bears the inscription, cursing anyone who dares to disturb his ashes. No one ever dared to incur the curse of the great poet, but scientists have been able to get out of the situation. The grave of Shakespeare scanned, and found that there is nothing. No body, no tomb, no treasure, no manuscripts...

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