Crematorium
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A crematorium, crematory or cremation center is a venue for the cremation of the dead. Modern crematoria contain at least one cremator, a purpose-built furnace. In some countries a crematorium can als
Maitland Crematorium, South Africa.
Sir Charles William Siemens regenerative furnace made cremation a technical possibility
Crematorium furnace in action
Funeral chapel at an English crematorium, including the catafalque under the canopy on the left and curtains which may be drawn around it.
Columbarium
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A columbarium, also called a cinerarium, is a structure for the reverential and usually public storage of funerary urns holding cremated remains of the dead. The term comes from the Latin columba and
Crematorium
…cremation. In many countries, crematoria contain facilities for funeral homes, such as a chapel. Some cemeteries or crematoria also incorporate a columbarium, a place for interring cremation ashes. Prior to the Industrial Revolution, cremation could only take place on an outdoor, open pyre; the alternative…
The San Francisco Columbarium
Columbarium in Hastings, Barbados.
The columbarium of Högalid Evangelical-Lutheran Church in Stockholm
Columbarium wall, with flowers, plaques, and empty niches