A crematorium or crematory 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 also be a venue for open-air cremation. In many countries, crematoria contain facilities for funeral ceremonies, such as a chapel. Some crematoria also incorporate a columbarium, a place for interring cremation ashes.
Maitland Crematorium, South Africa.
Sir Charles William Siemens regenerative furnace made cremation a technical possibility
Funeral chapel at an English crematorium, including the catafalque under the canopy on the left and curtains which may be drawn around it.
Hietaniemi Crematorium in Helsinki, Finland
Cremation is a method of final disposition of a dead body through burning.
An electric cremator in Austria
Bronze container of ancient cremated human remains, complete with votive offering
An 1820 painting showing a Hindu funeral procession in South India. The pyre is to the left, near a river, the lead mourner is walking in front, the dead body is wrapped in white and is being carried to the cremation pyre, relatives and friends follow.
The Woking Crematorium, built in 1878 as the first facility in England after a long campaign led by the Cremation Society of Great Britain.
