Moldova’s sprawling Saint Lazarus cemetery is one of the largest graveyards in Eastern Europe.
It lies on a hill in Chisinau, the capital of this impoverished nation located between European Union member Romania and Ukraine. Built in the 1960s, it covers 200 hectares (495 acres) and is dotted with wooden, metal and stone crosses, inscribed in Russian and Romanian, reflecting the languages spoken in this country of 4 million.
A woman stands by the grave of her relative in the Saint Lazarus cemetery in Chisinau, Moldova, Saturday, Jan. 30, 2016. The Saint Lazarus cemetery is one of the largest in Europe with …read more
Source: Malaya Business Insight
