Selfie cemetery: Blooming cherry blossom brings out social media set

The cemetery of Bispebjerg in Copenhagen. Photograph: Sophia Juliane Lydolph/Scanpix Denmark/Reuters
The cemetery of Bispebjerg in Copenhagen. Photograph: Sophia Juliane Lydolph/Scanpix Denmark/Reuters

A recent rise in social media attention has drawn thousands of people to the avenue of blossoming cherry trees at a normally quiet cemetery in a suburb of Copenhagen in Denmark. The increase in social media activity has dramatically increased visitors to the normally location. The Danish tabloid BT has declared Bispebjerg the most popular spot in Denmark for taking selfies.

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