Some of the grave stones are resurfaced, and sold again. You can sell the old stones back, to the company who sells the graves stones. If you live in Germany you don't think any think out it. It is just a way of life. A lot of Germans are cremated. Katharina > >Greetings Listers, > >When in Germany, while walking around a pedestrian >only area in the city center, I was told that the cobblestone >walkways were made with old granite gravestones cut into >squares of about 4 X 4 inches square. They certainly looked like >this could be true. Various sections had matching squares >but the color changed in areas.... as you might see in >different colored grave markers. > >Does anyone have other information on this...?? Is this >a valid use of recycled granite grave markers in Germany/ >Europe...?? > >Thanks, > >Mary Lynn Axtman > _____________________________________________________________________________________ Get more from the Web. FREE MSN Explorer download : http://explorer.msn.com