【双语赏析】世界10大墓地

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Above ground, or six feet under, Lonely Planet's Best in Travel 2009 guide lists the world's top 10 cemeteries, which are prime spots for both the living and the dead.
1. Taj Mahal, India
The Taj Mahal in Agra is surely the world's most beautiful place in which to push up daisies. The 17th century Mughal emperor Shah Jahan built the mausoleum in memory of his favourite wife, Mumtaz Mahal, using white marble from Rajasthan, crystal from China, turquoise from Tibet and sapphire from Sri Lanka.
2. Pyramids of Giza, Egypt
These pyramids on the outskirts of Cairo may date back to around 3,200 B.C. but they're as space age as tombs get. They pierce the sky, unperturbed by crowds of hustlers, camels and camcorder-toting tourists. An estimated 20,000-30,000 workers built the pyramids, the largest of which is constructed from over two million blocks.
3. Dogon Tombs, Mali
A craggy mass rears up from the sun-bleached plan, one of West Africa's most stunning sights. This is where the remote Dogon tribe lives. Most extraordinary in this extraordinary place are the tombs. These are tiny buildings set into cliffs, often halfway up, with no discernible method of approach.
4. The Non-Catholic Cemetery, Italy
This overgrown garden is a surprise in a busy corner of Rome. Romantic poets Keats, who died at the unripe age of 26, and Shelley are buried here. The garden is dominated by a sharp-tipped pyramid: the fanciful tomb of a Roman general with a penchant for Egyptology.
5. Hollywood Forever Cemetery, United States.
These immaculate lawns and stately memorials are the final picture for much of Hollywood royalty. The glamorous graves at the back of Paramount studios are a veritable Milky Way of departed glitterati, including Rudolph Valentino, Douglas Fairbanks and Mel Blancs, the voice of Bugs Bunny whose tombstone reads: "That's all folks".
6. The Catacombs of Rome, Italy
Ancient Roman law forbade burial within Rome city limits. Most Romans were cremated, but early Christians were buried in a series of endless, echoing underground tunnels, out near the old Roman road, the Via Appia. This underground death complex is Rome's most haunting sight - now empty of bodies but retaining early Christian frescoes, altars and icons.
7. Pere Lachaise Cemetery, France
The world's most visited cemetery has a star-studded afterlife gathering, with residents as diverse as Edith Piaf, Marcel Proust, Oscar Wilde, Honore de Balzac and Isadora Duncan. It was founded in 1804, but languished until the management had the bright marketing plan of moving here the remains of famous people, such as Moliere, to attract business.
8. Tomb of Pacal, Mexico
In the foothills of the Chiapas mountains, lie the remains of the ancient Mayan city of Palenque, set in a tangle of jungle. It is a place of cinematic splendour, complete with rolling mist and thick undergrowth. The city's most famous monument is the Tomb of Pacal (Pacal was the city's 7th century founder-king), which is located within the glorious Temple of Inscriptions, a steep, stepped pyramid.
9. Hartsdale Pet Cemetery, United States
In 1896, Dr. Samuel Johnson, a vet, offered his apple orchard to a bereaved friend as the burial place for his dog. Today, Hartsdale, in New York, has 70,000 graves, including those of some famous war dogs, and a memorial to the Red Cross dogs that served during World War Two. Famous owners who have interred their pooches include Mariah Carey and Diana Ross.
10. The City of the Dead, Egypt
This is the most curious cemetery in the world: not only a city of the dead, but of the living. Chronic housing shortages in Cairo have driven families to live in tombs in the large cemeteries on the city's outskirts. Traditionally, Egyptians buried their dead surrounded by rooms, so that relatives could live in them during the long mourning period. These are now occupied by squatters who use the gravestones as tables.


无论是在世的，还是已经死去的，孤单行星2009最佳旅行向导列出了世界10大墓地，它们是在世者和逝去的人的最佳休息地点。
1.印度泰姬陵
位于阿格拉的泰姬陵无疑是世界上最美的祭献雏菊的地方。17世纪的显耀皇帝沙迦汗修建了这座陵墓以祭奠他深爱的妻子姬曼·芭奴，修建陵墓所用的白色大理石是从拉贾斯坦邦运来的，还有来自中国的水晶，以及来自西藏的绿宝石和斯里兰卡的蓝宝石。
2.埃及金字塔
这些金字塔位于开罗市郊，修建于公元前3200年左右，但是这对于坟墓的产生来说就可以说是太空时代了。金字塔刺破天际，在众多的皮条客、骆驼以及带着相机的参观者的包围下屹然挺立。据估计大约有2-3万人参与了修建金字塔，其中最大的一座至少是由2百万块石块堆砌而成。
3.马里多贡墓群
崎岖的峭壁从暴晒的大陆上拔地而起，这是西非最为绚丽的景观。这里也是多贡部落的生活的偏僻地方。在这神奇的地方最为特别的是这里的墓地。这些小建筑被修建在悬崖上，通常还是在崖壁的中央，还没有可辨别的方法可以接近这些墓群。
4.意大利新教徒墓地
在罗马繁华的一角发现一个郁郁葱葱的公园无疑是让人惊讶的。浪漫主义诗人济慈在26岁的盛年早逝被安葬在这里，与他相伴的还有雪莱。这个公园最为特别的是尖角的金字塔：这座奇怪的坟墓是一位钟爱埃及古生物的罗马将军设计的。
5.美国好莱坞永生公墓
完美的草坪，成列着好莱坞名人的遗像的庄严纪念馆，令人流连忘返。这个荧幕名人迷人的公墓无疑是真真的银河，它汇集了Rudolph Valentino、Douglas Fairbanks 和墓碑上写着兔八哥名言“那些都是朋友”的Mel Blancs。
6.意大利，罗马地下陵墓
古罗马法典禁止埋葬在罗马城内埋葬尸体。大多数罗马人都采用火葬，但是早先的基督徒都被埋葬在一连串的无止境的地下通道中，它们的埋葬地接近古罗马的the Via Appia大道。这个地下墓地是罗马最让人难以忘怀的景象——现在已经没有死者的遗体，留下的唯有早先基督徒的壁画、祭坛和肖像。
7.法国，佩雷·拉雪兹神父公墓
这是世界上参观人数最多的公墓，这里聚集了无数群星的亡魂，像伊迪丝·琵雅芙、普鲁斯特、王尔德、巴尔扎克和伊萨多拉·邓肯就安葬在这里。这座公墓始建于1804年，但使它声名远扬的是把名人的遗体迁移到这里的市场计划的运作，比如把法国戏剧家莫里哀的遗体迁移到此以吸引生意。
8.墨西哥帕卡尔坟墓
在恰帕斯山脉的山脚下，在古玛雅城市Palenque遗迹之上，在丛林混乱一角。这是一个富有电影色彩的地方，到处是飘摇的薄雾和茂密的丛林。这个城市最为著名的纪念碑是帕卡尔墓（帕卡尔是这个城市7世纪的开国君主），它坐落在著名的峻峭的金字塔型的碑铭诗内。
9.美国Hartsdale宠物公墓
在1896年，塞缪尔·约翰逊兽医医生把它的苹果园给一位失去宠物的朋友作为埋葬他的小狗的墓地。 今天Hartsdale已经有了7万个坟墓，这些坟墓中埋葬的有些是著名的战争犬，还有一座纪念在二战期间为红十字会工作的狗纪念馆。一下名人也在这里埋下了自己的爱犬如玛利亚·凯利和戴安娜·罗斯。
10.埃及死亡城
这是世界上最让人好奇的墓地：他不仅仅是死者的墓穴，还是活人生活的地方。由于开罗的房子短缺，使得许多家庭住进了这座市郊巨大公墓的墓穴中。传说，埃及人把死者埋在房屋的周围，这样在漫长的服丧期亲属们就能和他共同生活。现在蹲坐的人都把墓碑当做餐桌。