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To: SunkenCiv
The ruling class certainly know how to live ... er, die.


11 posted on 10/21/2011 1:35:29 AM PDT by Oztrich Boy (New gets old. Steampunk is always cool)
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To: Oztrich Boy

I visited that place back in ‘72 - it’s quite impressive.


13 posted on 10/21/2011 1:47:25 AM PDT by Loud Mime (The Obama voters are dumber than you think, meaner than you can imagine)
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To: Oztrich Boy

It was actually constructed as a monument to the fallen and thousands of persons from both sides are buried there. The monastery exists to pray for peace and reconciliation. Franco was buried there many years after it was built.


15 posted on 10/21/2011 1:54:27 AM PDT by livius
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