20 Unusual Yet Fascinating Gravestones Around The World


A gravestone is a representation of the deceased’s relationships with other human beings. And sometimes it portrays the deceased’s lifestyle or interest. From the shape of a shark to a BMW gravemarker, here are 20 such unusual yet fascinating gravestones from around the world.

1. Fernand Arbelot Gravestone, France

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This is the tombstone of a musician and actor Fernand Arbelot, buried in the Pere Lachaise cemetery, Paris. The gravestone shows him holding his wife’s face as he wished to gaze at her face for eternity.

2. Michael Ayrton’s Grave, England

3. Eternal Embrace, New York

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4. George S. Bangs Monument. Rosehill Cemetery, Chicago

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5. Pool Table Gravestone, Illinois

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6. Mrs. Chippy Monument, New Zealand

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7. Nicolas Cage’s Pyramid Tomb, Louisiana

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8. The Davis Memorial, Hiawatha, Kansas

the Davis memorial

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9. Skeletons in love, Nong Khai, Northeast Thailand

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10. Jesus Is My Swingset, Louisville

Jesus and a girl, gravestone

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11. Empty Chair Tombstone, Vermont

Chair as a gravestone

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12. The Kiss Of Death, Barcelona

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13. Marble Computer Tombstone

Computer as a gravestone

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14. Shark Tombstone, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

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15. Tomb Of Yuri Nikulin, Russia

Yuir Nikulin tomb

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16. Child In A Crib Headstone, Missouri

Child in a crib gravestone

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17. BMW Headstone, London

A BMW gravestone

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18. The grave of the sleeping girl, Germany

Sleeping girl tomb

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19. Unusual gravestone In Florence, Italy

Lover's tomb

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20. Georges Rodenbach’s grave, France

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Aren’t these gravestones absolutely unique and interesting? What are your thoughts on these? Let us know in the comments.

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