The Tomb of Karl Marx stands in the Eastern cemetery of Highgate Cemetery, North London, England. It commemorates the burial sites of Marx, of his wife, Jenny von Westphalen, and other members of his family. Originally buried in a different part of the Eastern cemetery, the bodies were disinterred and reburied at their present location in 1954. The tomb was designed by Laurence Bradshaw and was unveiled in 1956, in a ceremony led by Harry Pollitt, the General Secretary of the Communist Party of Great Britain, which funded the memorial.
Tomb of Karl Marx
Karl Marx
Former Karl Marx grave at the Highgate Cemetery
The tomb of Karl Marx: detailed view of the central panel which formed the original gravestone
Highgate Cemetery is a place of burial in north London, England, designed by architect Stephen Geary. There are approximately 170,000 people buried in around 53,000 graves across the West and East sides. Highgate Cemetery is notable both for some of the people buried there as well as for its de facto status as a nature reserve. The Cemetery is designated Grade I on the Register of Historic Parks and Gardens.
Highgate Cemetery (East) (c. 2010)
Tombs near the Circle of Lebanon crypts at Highgate Cemetery West, London.
Entrance to the Egyptian Avenue, Highgate Cemetery West
Circle of Lebanon, Highgate Cemetery West