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  2. Kremlin Wall Necropolis - Wikipedia

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    The Kremlin Wall was the de facto resting place of the Soviet Union's deceased national icons. Burial there was a status symbol among Soviet citizens. The practice of burying dignitaries at Red Square ended with the funeral of General Secretary Konstantin Chernenko in March 1985. The Kremlin Wall Necropolis was designated a protected landmark ...

  3. Vatican Necropolis - Wikipedia

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    Later, Latin letters were used. The Mausoleum M had already been described in 1574, and Mausoleum O was discovered when it was unearthed during the construction of the foundation for the statue of Pope Pius VI. Mausoleums R and S were discovered when the southern part of the foundation for the canopy of Gian Lorenzo Bernini was created. [6]

  4. Douaumont Ossuary - Wikipedia

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    Through small outside windows, the skeletal remains of at least 130,000 unidentified combatants of both nations can be seen filling up alcoves at the lower edge of the building. On the inside of the ossuary building, the ceiling and walls are partly covered by plaques bearing names of French soldiers who died during the Battle of Verdun.

  5. Tomb of the Julii - Wikipedia

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    The popularly named "Tomb of the Julii" (Mausoleum "M") survives in the Vatican Necropolis beneath St. Peter's Basilica.The serendipitous discovery near the crypt has a vaulted ceiling bearing a mosaic depicting a solar deity with an aureole riding in his chariot, [1] within a framing of rinceaux of vine leaves.

  6. Burial vault (tomb) - Wikipedia

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    In-ground burials outside the walls or boundaries of cities started to replace crypt entombments in the vaults. In 1784, under Emperor Joseph II, a ban on burials inside churches was introduced, with the exception of bishops who were permitted to be entombed in the church crypts.

  7. How you can spend eternity buried near Marilyn Monroe and ...

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    The latest sale from Julien’s Auctions will feature over 600 artifacts from Marilyn Monroe, Hugh Hefner and Playboy, including a burial crypt. How you can spend eternity buried near Marilyn ...

  8. Mausoleum crypts at Oklahoma cemetery are crumbling and ...

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    Nearly a dozen people in the Dockry family have been interred at the Fairview Cemetery in Shawnee. But now, there are problems. The city voted to take over the facility, then revoked that when ...

  9. Thieves target a century-old crypt in Colorado, pry open ...

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    The perpetrators entered the cemetery under the cover of darkness and forced entry into a single crypt in a Colorado cemetery, authorities said. Thieves target a century-old crypt in Colorado, pry ...