city of the dead
Ancient tomb complex
A city of the dead is a large cemetery or necropolis, especially one elaborate enough to resemble an urban landscape—with tombs arranged along pathways like streets: We wandered through the city of the dead, reading names on weathered headstones.
The phrase sometimes refers to ancient burial grounds or to places devastated by catastrophe.
- tombUnderground chamber for remains
- HadesGreek afterlife realm
- afterlifeExistence beyond mortality
- graveSerious and worrying
- burial groundLand for interring remains
resting place · ossuary · columbarium · Sheol · Valley of the Kings · ancient necropolis · crypt · underworld · Helheim · eternal rest · memorial park · sacred ground · Arlington National Cemetery · sarcophagus · funeral procession · final journey · pyramid · cenotaph
city of the deadbustling metropolis
Energetic, populous urban area
boomtown · frontier town · new development · utopia · promised land
city of the deadbirthplace
Location of one's birth
maternity ward · nursery · fountain of youth · place of birth · womb
city of the deadmarketplace
Venue for commerce
commercial district · town square · business district · residential neighborhood · entertainment district
city, cities, citified, citizen, citizens, citizenship, civilization, dead, deadly