necropolis

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The museum suffered damage, its windows were blown out, but the explosion did not reach the necropolis nor the Roman-era triumphal arch, aqueducts and hippodrome that are also part of the site.

From Barron's • Mar. 24, 2026

Today the glamorous necropolis is “the jewel in the crown of cemetery tourism,” Mr. Gallot notes.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 31, 2025

A regional court recently struck down a project proposed near Pranu Muttedu, a Neolithic necropolis that has been called the Sardinian Stonehenge.

From Salon • Nov. 23, 2024

On 23 October, the IDF issued evacuation orders for neighbourhoods close to the city's Roman ruins, including the remains of a necropolis and a hippodrome.

From BBC • Nov. 7, 2024

Even though neither of us was superstitious, that necropolis of crosses, cupolas, and tombstones had us pretty nervous.

From "The House of the Spirits: A Novel" by Isabel Allende