Old Jewish Cemetary

Photographer: Jennifer Cole
From: Old Town, the Jewish Quarter, and Crawling Babies on TV Towers

Old Jewish Cemetary

This is the oldest Jewish cemetary in Europe, with the first grave dating back to 1439. Because Jews of the time weren't allowed to be buried anywhere else, the cemetary grew to be quite crowded, with as many as 12 bodies placed vertically and each new tombstone placed in front of the last. Today there are more than 20,000 graves at this site.