The Rakowicki and military cemeteries combined form an area almost the size of Krakow's old town. Often it is impossible to see signs of the living world past the cemetery, even in the winter when the trees are bare.
The cemetery is cared for by nuns, seen here in the distance.
Many large graves contain entire families.
Some graves are adorned with statues of religious figures. The most humanistic--and probably the most interesting--are the angels.
The mausoleum's angel looks down from its high post.
The famous Estreicher family has its grave in this cemetery.
"To the ashes of the victims of Nazi genocide 1939-1945"
The cemetery at night.
The grave of Oskar Kolberg, 19th century Polish ethnographer.
The grave Jan Matejko, possibly Poland's greatest painter.