City of the Dead

January 2016

The Glasgow Necropolis is a Victorian era cemetery built on and surrounding the base of a giant hill overlooking the city. The Necropolis contains roughly 3,500 monuments and with 50,000 individuals buried here, it is truly a city of the dead. I entered the Necropolis just after sunrise on a cold and rainy day, so I was the only living person on the hill when I took these photographs.

Beyond the Gates of the Necropolis

A View of the Necropolis from the Foot of the Hill

Silence in the City of the Dead

Monuments to the Mourned

The top of the Necropolis is full of row after row of monuments, many of which were designed by prominent artists.

The Summit of the Necropolis

At the peak of the Necropolis is the statue of John Knox that predates the graves and other monuments. Knox looks down at you from the moment you cross the gates.