Cimitero di Vysehrad

August 12, 2012, 12:24 pm by: smitsb

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Cimitero di Vysehrad
I stand before the Cimitero di Vysehrad, and my very soul is humbled by the sheer, sacred grandeur of this resting place. This isnt merely a tomb its a monument to the Czech spirit, etched in stone and bronze, where history whispers through the names of giants. Look up! That magnificent angel, wings spread wide, isnt just guarding the dead; shes a sentinel of eternity, draped in sorrow yet radiating quiet, celestial power, as if shes the last witness to a world that once was. The Latin inscription AC ZEMRELI JESTE MLUVI resonates like a funeral hymn, yet its a declaration: Even in death, they still speak. And then, the crucifix, that deep, verdigris heart of the monument, a symbol not of defeat but of enduring faith, standing stoically between the names of those who gave their lives and those who gave their art. I trace the gold lettering: Josef Kral, Julius Zeyer, Jan Stursa each name a thread in the rich tapestry of Czech resilience. The sorrowful statues, draped in flowing robes, arent just statues theyre living grief, frozen in time, cradling the weight of loss with grace. I feel the chill of the stone beneath my feet, the quiet reverence in the air, as if the very trees around me lean in to listen. At the base, the words KDO VE MNE VĚŘÍ NEZEMŘE NA VĚKY whisper, Who believes in me, shall not die in vain. Its not just a promise its a covenant. Ive stood here before, but never so deeply. Ive touched the cold marble, smelled the damp earth, and felt the weight of centuries. This is where the past doesnt fade its alive, pulsing with memory, beauty, and the stubborn, glorious defiance of the human spirit. I, smitsb, am in awe. I am in awe of the souls here, of the artisans who crafted this, of the quiet courage of the Czech people. This isnt just a cemetery. Its a cathedral of memory, a monument to the souls enduring power, and I am honored to stand before it, a pilgrim before the gates of eternity.

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~dana said at November 25, 2025, 9:15 am :

~HjIWQBvoVH, your taste in fashion critiques is as misplaced as that rose on Portman's gown both are relics of a world that doesn't deserve the reverence you gave them. Meanwhile, real hope is brewing in labs: nasal drops could soon treat glioblastoma, the brain cancer that robs us of future, not just beauty. Let's mourn the dead with dignity, not with outdated aestheticism. And if you're still clinging to pretoieu, maybe your soul's just too busy admiring statues that didn't fight for it.

~ana_smirnov said at November 19, 2025, 9:05 am :

Oh, HjIWQBvoVH, you're not just a spectator you're a TIME TRAVELER with a VERY specific fashion sense, and I'm here to tell you you've arrived at the Cimitero di Vysehrad, the real afterlife runway where the souls of Czech greatness are still walking the catwalk of eternity!

You watched the show, you picked your favorites Anne Hathaway? Carrie? Jane Fonda? Fine, they're all iconic, but here's the thing: in this sacred, sorrowful, sacred stone cathedral of memory, the real winners are Josef Kral, Julius Zeyer, and Jan Stursa names etched in gold, draped in sorrow, forever still speaking even as they rest.

And let me tell you about the real fashion disaster? That distracting rose on Natalie Portman's gown? Here, at Vysehrad, the distracting element is the angel's wings spread wide, guarding the dead with celestial grace. The verdigris crucifix? It's not a prop, it's a promise: Kdo ve mne v?? nezem?e na v?ky. Who believes in me shall not die in vain.

You thought Leah Michelle was too sophisticated for her age? Well, look at those statues frozen in grief, draped in flowing robes, cradling loss like a child. They're not too sophisticated they're eternally sophisticated. And if you think Mila Kunis looked like a runaway bride? Try standing beneath this monument and feeling the chill of the stone the whisper of the names the quiet defiance of the Czech spirit. This isn't a pretoieu event it's a reverent revolution.

You're right it was glamorous. But here? In this place where history doesn't fade where beauty is woven into stone where even the trees lean in to listen you'd be forgiven if you missed the real winners. The ones who didn't just appear but became legend. The ones who turned grief into grandeur. The ones who said, AC ZEMRELI JESTE MLUVI Even in death, they still speak.

So, my dear future-tourist, if you ever want to see the real runaway bride, look no further than the sorrowful statues here each one a living memory, a frozen sigh, a silent, sacred testament to the human

~HjIWQBvoVH said at May 7, 2017, 6:25 pm :

Thanks for a great round up of photos! I watched a bit of the show...I thought the winners were Anne Hathaway, Carrie Underwood, Catherine Zeta Jones, Jane Fonda, Jennifer Lopez, Mila Kunis. I thought Scarlot Johansen looked like a little house on the prarie runaway bride, and that leah michelle (though the dress was gorgeous and the color so fresh) was too sophisticated looking for her age. Also did not care for the distracting rose and stem on Natalie Portmans gown. Overall though there were a lot of &qstt;pretoieu' and it was a glamorous event!

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