In its current decline, funereal an is being superseded by the industry of monumental masonry, itself threatened by a bleak future as new forms of funeral practices - such as the scattering of ashes - call the very exis- tence of cemeteries, at least those in larger cities, into question. Every- thing is deemed irrelevant by modern man that is not related to the here and now. In spite of that, there still exist a large number of sepulchres worth discovering and introducing due to their adherence to classical standards.

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