Wikipedia:POTD column/September 18, 2006

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Calvary Cememtery, Queens, New York, USA

A view of Calvary Cemetery, Queens, New York, facing towards Manhattan at dusk. The cemetery opened in 1848 in reponse to cholera epidemics and a shortage of burial grounds in Manhattan. It is one of the largest cemeteries in the United States, with nearly three million graves.

Photo credit: Plowboylifestyle/Moondigger
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