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Winged Hourglass- Symbol

The symbol of the winged hourglass is present in several tombs and chapels throughout the Lapa Cemetery.

Being a typical romantic cemetery, in this place the theme of death is always represented through symbols that indicate it but in a very poetic way.

The winged hourglass symbol is a prime example of this characteristic.

When we think of an hourglass, we associate it with the passage of time, however, if we add the wings to it, we make it stop and stay in the same palce.

In a very romantic manner, this represents that the time has stopped.

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