Catacombs
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Catacombs are man-made underground passages primarily used for religious purposes, particularly for burial. Any chamber used as a burial place is considered a catacomb, although the word is most commo
A procession in the San Callistus catacombs in Rome, painted by Alberto Pisa
Grave niches in the Catacombs of Domitilla, Rome
Paris Catacombs
Jesus and his twelve apostles, fresco with the Chi-Rho symbol ☧, Catacombs of Domitilla, Rome
Necropolis
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A necropolis is a large, designed cemetery typically containing elaborate tombs and funerary monuments, however some consist primarily of simple graves or rock-cut burials. The name stems from the Anc
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…Underground city Necropolis Blyton, Enid "Five go to Smuggler's Top" Hodder and Stroughton (1945) ISBN 978-1-84456-678-5…
Graves at the Glasgow Necropolis in Scotland
Mastabas in the Giza Necropolis with the pyramids of Khufu and Khafre in the background
Entrances to rock-cut tombs in the Valley of the Kings in the Theban Necropolis
Tumuli are placed along a street in the Banditaccia necropolis of Cerveteri, Italy.