Architecture student in Buenos Aires, surprise surprise, he goes to the cemetery. Its a odd vibe around here, very different from say highgate cemetery in London where its a lot more green and natural. Here its a grid, and on each plot is a strange house for a family's coffins. What got to me was that a lot are on display, and the 'less architectural' ones are just cages with shelves of coffins in them, which is wierd, sort of like a prison for the dead. The architectural styling is usually quite bizzare, (its almost like a competition to have the tallest dome,biggest cross, most intricate or most 'unique' mausoleum a lot of the time) but the doors are interesting and often bespoke and quite beautiful.
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