The Catacombs: The Famous Tomb Of Paris

La Cathédrale engloutie which means Engulfed Cathedral. It was written by a French composer name Claude Debussy for solo piano. This piece was published in 1910 as the tenth prelude in Debussy’s first of two volumes of twelve piano preludes each. Debussy’s musical impressionism is basically a musical of allusion to, an image or idea. For example, he wrote his piece with the exact image that he was composing about. From what I read it stated that the Engulfed Cathedral depicts an old legend from Brittany: To punish the people for their sins, the Cathedral of Ys is engulfed by the sea. Each sunrise the townspeople watch as the sunken cathedral rises from the water and then sinks slowly into the ocean. But which is why I felt the way that I felt

With the graveyards filled to capacity, some resorted to throwing their dead into the dark waters of the Rhone. Eventually, mass graves were dug and provided a place to dump the corpses. In London, such burial pits sometimes proved inadequate to receive the dead, with bodies overflowing their layered stacks within the trenches. (684)

The tombs had two main functions. The first function was a place that provided an eternal resting place in which the body could lay protected from thieves and scavengers. The second function of the tomb was a place where cults and ritual acts could be performed to ensure eternal life (Taylor, 2001:136). The body of the person was buried along with their belongings in the tomb to ensure the individual had all the proper materials needed for the afterlife. The Egyptians usually did this because “Tombs were constructed to mirror aspects of the afterlife” (Olson, 2009). These tombs were not only a place where bodies of a deceased lay; it was also a place where rituals would take place. One ritual that was done on the bodies was the ‘Opening of the Mouth’. This was a burial ritual that “accompanied the placement of funerary goods in a tomb- and was a necessary step in the deceased’s rebirth” (Olson, 2009). One very important service that had to be done was the mummification process in which the removal of organs

sunset or after their work had been completed. It consisted of five incredibly life like, full

Mummification is an ancient egyptian burial rite that is centered around preparing the soul of the deceased for the afterlife. There are multiple steps involved in the process of mummification and several objects with different functions used to perform this burial rite. Mummification is centered around the thought that death was merely physical and your soul continued living, with the ability to take distinct action, in the afterlife. Everyone desired to be mummified, however the extent of the mummification depended on the wealth of the family involved. Mummification was also generally not a rite reserved for criminals and lawbreakers since the idea behind mummification is for the deceased to have an easier afterlife.

While walking through the catacombs Montresor tells Fortunato, “but observe the white web-work which gleams from those cavern walls” (375) This shows the reader that the walls of the cave are covered with niter. He uses the words “white web-work” to allow the reader to imagine spider webs. Spiders make spider webs to kill his prey, just like Montresor is doing to Fortunato. Poe also allows the readers to visualize the dead bodies and bones in the tomb. Montresor and Fortunato walk through the catacombs passing the bodies. “We passed through walls of piles bones with casks and puncheons intermingling into the inmost recesses of the catacombs” (276). This allows for the reader to see wine containers with bones and dead bodies. This makes a reader to be disgusted because they are seeing people decaying and dead. These contribute to the mood by making them feel gross and maybe a bit

On March 4, 1921, an unknown soldier from World War I was buried with the approval of Congress in the plaza of the Memorial Amphitheatre at Arlington National Cemetery. This serviceman was chosen randomly out of four other servicemen from four individual gravesites located in France. Not only was this soldier honored as a valiant trooper, but unknown soldiers from World War II and the Korean War were honored and remembered at this site too. The soldier located in the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier was buried with a white marble sarcophagus on top of the grave that has engravings of both Greek figures and words that say “an American soldier known but to God.” The importance of this mausoleum is that it honors those who were unidentified soldiers, and shows that our country will honor our armed forces and respect them, whether they are known or unknown.

The Hanging of Angélique, The Untold Story of Canadian Slavery and the Burning of Old Montréal, written by Afua Cooper, is the story of not just

This play is ultimately concerned with one person defying another person and paying the price. Antigone went against the law of the land, set by the newly crowned King Creon. Antigone was passionate about doing right by her brother and burying him according to her religious beliefs even though Creon deemed him a traitor and ordered him to be left for the animals to devour. Creon was passionate about being king and making his mark from his new throne. Although they differed in their views, the passion Creon and Antigone shared for those opinions was the same, they were equally passionate about their opposing views. Creon would have found it very difficult to see that he had anything in common with Antigone however as he appears to be

Although we discussed this in our discussion section, the tour guide man also brought up the fact that slavery not only existed in the South but also in the North and in NYC. I found this interesting because growing up, teachers never mentioned that slavery existed in the North, they always focused on the South. The African Burial Ground made sure to inform visitors that slavery wasn’t just restricted in the South but that Slavery was also Northern and just as brutal. The African Burial Ground tell us so much about the lives of enslaved Africans. It’s amazing how researchers can learn from the skeletons if the person was male or female, and infant or a child and how they died as well. Their work load and diet can also be revealed by examining

Priscilla was a wealthy woman. She was marred to Consul Acilius who, became a Christian but was killed by orders given from the Domitian. Widowed Priscilla then donated the land to the poor that was intended to be used for the burial of her family. The land was turned into a burial ground which held the millions of Christians who were prosecuted. The catacombs were dug into the ground and held Christian martyrs. The grave spaces usually contained sarcophagi if the person was rich. The grave space would then be covered in marble and then painted. However, if the person was poor they were usually wrapped in cloth and then laid in a hole dug out in the wall. The wall space was then covered with terracotta. One thing that stands out about the

Taking Fortunato to the catacombs means a descent into hell. The underground catacomb suggests confinement. This is called the “Gothic Interior.” Poe writes:

The Cathedral of Notre-Dame in Reims, northeast of Paris near Champagne was the coronation church of the kings of France and was an educational and cultural center. Also built of limestone, the architecture of the Reims Cathedral features Gothic style. It symbolizes an Early Gothic, Radiant Gothic and Flamboyant Gothic. The Reims Cathedral depicts a classic harmonic facade containing four levels. Its interior is defined by its towering heights and narrow proportions, and elaborate sculptural works. Because of the high quality of workmanship and materials used, Reims Cathedral features some of the most beautiful gothic art in existence. Five different cathedrals have been on the site on which Reims cathedral now sits since 401 CE. The current cathedral was built in 1211, after the previous cathedral had burned down. The new building was almost entirely finished by the end of the thirteenth century. 88 gargoyles were counted on the Reims Cathedral and are mainly used to drain off rainwater and are exceptional pieces of work, but do show the slight difference between Gothic and Romanesque styles. The stained glass windows are a beautiful part of Reims despite being damaged or ruined several times in the 18th century; the cathedral still has many 13th century stained glass windows, in the upper parts of the nave, choir and transept. On the opposite side of the great western portal, the Great Rose Window, dating from the end of the 13th century, represents “the Crowning

Since written history and most likely prior, the world has been trying to hide and keep others away from things considered important enough. Civilization has a desire to hide this information from others. This could be for reasons of espionage, having a secret that shouldn’t be shared or some other well-guarded right. Cryptography, encryption and various other methods have been used in history and are constantly evolving into what we are using today to protect our data from getting stolen, hacked and lives peeked at.

The Book was originally intended as a set of spells and incantations meant to insure safe passage for the soul of a deceased person into the Underworld. Some of the ending chapters include instructions on not dying a second time, meaning how not to die in the underworld and thus having no chance of being reborn or living a full afterlife. The original text--at least, the bits and pieces that modern scholars possess--consists of a set of hymns, beginning with the Hymn to Osiris. This hymn is meant to call up the king of the underworld and make him aware of the presence of the soul. After summoning Osiris, the presiding priest would begin a series of ceremonies designed to give the spirit all the