Columbarium

Connected Sites: 4

WHS including a significant Columbarium - a purpose built structure for the storage of cinerary urns (holding cremated remains). From the Latin for dove because of the "niches" resembling dovecote entrances.

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Skogskyrkogarden
Skogskyrkogarden
Sweden
Inscribed: 1994
2.46
215
12
The Columbarium, With Niches And Graves For Urns, Lies To The North Of The Chapels (Unesco Web Site).
Prague
Prague
Czechia
Inscribed: 1992
4.27
789
16
Church Of St Nicholas In Old Town Sq: The Construction Of Columbaria Within Churches Is Particularly Widespread In The Czechoslovak Hussite Church. (Wiki)
Rome
Rome
Holy See, Italy
Inscribed: 1980
4.57
928
13
The Columbarium Of Pomponius Hylas
See En.Wikipedia.Org
Pergamon
Pergamon
Turkiye
Inscribed: 2014
3.56
171
6
Includes Remains Of A Columbarium" Within The Main Component, Ab Evaluation, Pg 281