List of cemeteries
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This list of cemeteries compiles notable cemeteries, mausoleums and other places people are buried, worldwide. Reasons for notability include their design, their history and their interments.
[edit] Argentina
- La Recoleta Cemetery, Buenos Aires - burial site of Eva Perón, Federico Leloir, and many other Argentine figures
- La Chacarita Cemetery (or "National Cemetery"), Buenos Aires - burial site of Juan Peron (until 2006), Carlos Gardel and many other notables.
- Cementerio del Oeste - Contains great images about the most famous cemetery in the north of Argentina. Tucumán
- Flores Cemetery, Buenos Aires
[edit] Australia
- Rookwood Cemetery, (Sydney) - Proper name 'The Necropolis, Rookwood" at over 2.8 km², reputedly the largest necropolis in the Southern Hemisphere if not the world, first used in 1867. More than 1,000,000 interments.
- Cairns Pioneer Cemetery, (Cairns)(Queensland) [1]
- Waverley Cemetery, (Sydney) - opened in 1877. Dramatic location on picturesque coastal site, many local historical figures such as writer Henry Lawson. 50,000 allotments.
- See also: Category:Burials at Waverley Cemetery
- Eastern Suburbs Memorial Park, (Sydney) - incorporates Botany Cemetery, Eastern Suburbs Crematorium and Pioneer Park (where headstones from early Sydney burial grounds have been relocated).
- Karrakatta Cemetery, (Perth) - opened in 1899 north of the Swan River and closest to the Perth city centre.
- See also: Category:Burials at Karrakatta Cemetery
- Toowong Cemetery, Brisbane - Proper name "The Brisbane General Cemetery" the oldest and largest Brisbane cemetery opened in 1875, was originally utilised by the earliest colonists. Resting place of author Steele Rudd.
- Island of the dead - Port Arthur, Tasmania - early convict graves, part of the old goal and convict reform settlement.
- Fremantle Cemetery, (Perth) - opened 1898 south of the Swan River and city of Perth -
- See also: Category:Burials at Fremantle Cemetery
- Centennial Park Cemetery, Adelaide - opened in 1936 during South Australia's centenary year.
- Melbourne General Cemetery
- Fawkner Cemetery
- The Necropolis, Springvale
[edit] Austria
- Zentralfriedhof, Vienna - Famous Austrian singer Wolfgang Ambros wrote "Es lebe der Zentralfriedhof" for its centennial in 1974. Largest in Europe by number of interred.
- Kapuzinergruft, Vienna - Final resting place of over 140 members of the House of Habsburg
- St. Marx Cemetery
[edit] Azerbaijan
- Old Jugha, Julfa - Historically considered to have the largest number of Khachkars, carved memorial stones. It is the center of a controversy about Khachkar destruction.
[edit] Belgium
- Schoonselhof Cemetery in Antwerp
- Ixelles Cemetery in Brussels
- Laeken Cemetery in Brussels
- Campo Santo in Ghent ()
- Westerbegraafplaats in Ghent
- Tyne Cot Cemetery near Ypres
[edit] Brazil
- Cemitério da Consolação, São Paulo - writer Mário de Andrade, Monteiro Lobato, painter Tarsila do Amaral, former Brazil's president Campos Sales
- Cemitério do Morumbi, São Paulo - singer Elis Regina, F1 racer Ayrton Senna, actor and comedian Ronald Golias
- Cemitério de Vila Formosa, São Paulo - the biggest cemetery in Latin America
- Cemitério São João Batista, Botafogo, Rio de Janeiro. Santos Dumont, early pioneer of aviation; Singer/Actress Carmen Miranda, composer Tom Jobim.
[edit] Brunei
- Makam Diraja
- Tomb of Sharif Ali
- Tomb of Sultan Bolkiah
[edit] Bulgaria
- Central Sofia Cemetery (Orlandovtsi)
- Central Varna Cemetery
- SS. Forty Martyrs Church, Veliko Tarnovo
[edit] Canada
[edit] Manitoba
- St. Boniface Cathedral Cemetery, Winnipeg, Manitoba. Burial site of Louis Riel. Oldest graveyard in Western Canada.
[edit] Newfoundland
[edit] Nova Scotia
- Camp Hill Cemetery, Halifax, Nova Scotia. Burial site for Joseph Howe, Robert Stanfield, Abraham Gesner, amongst others.
- Fairview Cemetery, Halifax. Many victims of the RMS Titanic sinking.
- Mount Herman Cemetery, Dartmouth, Nova Scotia
- Mount Olivet Cemetery, Halifax. Nineteen victims of the sinking of RMS Titanic are buried here.
- Holy Cross Cemetery, Halifax, Nova Scotia. Burial site for Sir John Sparrow David Thompson, Prime Minister of Canada
[edit] New Brunswick
- Fernhill Cemetery, Saint John. Final resting place of several early Canadian statesmen including Sir Samuel Leonard Tilley.
[edit] Quebec
- Cimetière Notre-Dame-de-Belmont, (Formerly Sainte-Foy) Quebec City. Interred here are politicians Louis-Alexandre Taschereau, Jean Lesage and others.
- Notre Dame des Neiges Cemetery, Montreal. Some of the notables buried here include Maurice Richard, George-Étienne Cartier, Doug Harvey, Pierre Laporte.
- Mount Royal Cemetery, Montreal. Final resting place for Sui Sin Far, Anna Leonowens, John Abbott, Mordecai Richler, Sir Arthur Currie, Molson family members, and others.
- Mount Hermon Cemetery, (Formerly Sillery), Quebec City, Ireland Memorial. G.R. Renfrew, Peter Simons, Henri-Gustave Joly de Lotbinière,
- Irish Cemetery at Grosse-Ile, Grosse Ile, Quebec. Over 6000 immigrants (mostly Irish) who died while quarantined during the Great Famine of 1847. Largest Irish cemetery outside of Ireland.
- National Field of Honour, Pointe-Claire, an official veteran's cemetery.
[edit] Ontario
- Beechwood Cemetery in Ottawa. The burial site includes Sir Robert Borden, Tommy Douglas, Gen. Andrew McNaughton
- Notre Dame Cemetery, Ottawa. Interments here include Yousuf Karsh, Sir Wilfrid Laurier and Aurel Joliat.
- Hope Cemetery, Ottawa.
- Cataraqui Cemetery, Kingston. Final resting place of Sir John A. Macdonald, Sir Alexander Campbell
- Mount Pleasant Cemetery, Toronto. Those interred here include Timothy Eaton, Frederick Banting, Glenn Gould, William Lyon Mackenzie King, and others.
- Mount Hope Catholic Cemetery in Toronto. The burial site for Margaret Anglin, Morley Callaghan, and King Clancy, amongst others.
- Necropolis Cemetery, in Toronto. (Toronto Necropolis). The burial site of William Lyon Mackenzie, Ned Hanlon, and others. Monument to Samuel Lount and Peter Matthews.
- Forest Lawn Mausoleum, Toronto. Includes the interment of Sir Henry Pellatt.
- Park Lawn Cemetery, Toronto. The final resting place of Harold Ballard, Conn Smythe, John Swietlinski, amongst others.
- York Cemetery, in Toronto. The burial site of Grand Duchess Olga Alexandrovna of Russia, and her husband Captain Kolikovsky, Tim Horton and others.
[edit] British Columbia
- Ross Bay Cemetery, Victoria. Final resting place of Sir James Douglas, Emily Carr, Billy Barker and Sir Matthew Baillie Begbie, the "Hanging Judge".
- Mountain View Cemetery. The oldest cemetery in the City of Vancouver, it is the resting place of 145,000 people, including numerous notable figures in the city's history.
[edit] Alberta
- Queen's Park Cemetery, Calgary. Final resting place of Owen Hart, a Professional wrestler and member of the prestigious Hart wrestling family, Dorothy Joudrie, Archibald Wilder, and Everett Johnson.
[edit] Chile
- Cementerio General de Chile in Santiago, Chile, is the burial place for all but one of Chile's deceased Presidents including Salvador Allende plus other notables such as singers Víctor Jara and Violeta Parra.
[edit] People's Republic of China
- Ancient Tombs at Longtou Mountain
- Cemetery of Zhaojun, Inner Mongolia
- Mawangdui at Changsha, Hunan
- Mausoleum of the First Qin Emperor, Xi'an
- Mausoleum of Genghis Khan, Inner Mongolia
- Mausoleum of Mao Zedong, Beijing
- Thirteen Imperial Mausoleums of Ming Dynasty Emperors, Beijing
- Ming Xiaoling Mausoleum, Nanjing
- Sun Yat-sen Mausoleum, Nanjing
- Tomb of Marquis Yi of Zeng near Wuhan in Hubei province - probably best preserved funeral architecture of the Warring States Period
- Tomb at Yinque at Linyi County, Shandong province
- Zhao Mausoleum, Jiuzong mountain, Shaanxi province
[edit] Hong Kong
- Lei Cheng Uk Han Tomb Museum - earliest funeral architecture in Hong Kong
- Gallant Garden is the cemetery for civil and public servants who died in service
- Hong Kong Cemetery - The early western cemetery in the early colonial era of Hong Kong
- Stanley Military Cemetery - Not only one of the major military cemeteries of Hong Kong, but also one of the last battlefields of Hong Kong Defence, 1941
- Sai Wan War Cemetery - Most of the World War II of Hong Kong and East Asia Stage war deads are buried there
[edit] Macau
[edit] Colombia
- Central Cemetery of Bogotá - Houses several national heroes, poets and former Colombian presidents
[edit] Croatia
- Mirogoj Cemetery in Zagreb - the biggest cemetery in Croatia, one of the most beautiful and oldest in Europe
- Municipal Cemetery in Varazdin
[edit] Czech Republic
- Sedlec ossuary - Kutná Hora
- Old Jewish Cemetery - Prague
- Ďáblice cemetery, Prague
- Olsany Cemetery, Prague - the biggest graveyard in the Czech republic
- Vyšehrad cemetery, Prague - the Czech Republic's most important cemetery, it is the burial site for Antonín Dvořák, Alfons Mucha and Bedřich Smetana, amongst others.
[edit] Cuba
- Cementerio Santa Ifigenia - Bacardi family, José Marti and many others
[edit] Denmark
- Roskilde Cathedral in the city of Roskilde is the burial place for most Danish kings and queens
- Assistens Kirkegård in the Nørrebro section of Copenhagen is the burial site for Danish notables such as Hans Christian Andersen and Niels Bohr as well as for several African-American jazz musicians.
[edit] Ecuador
[edit] El Salvador
- Cementerio de Los Ilustres is the burial place for Gerardo Barrios, Francisco Morazán, Claudia Lars, Alfredo Espino, Benjamin Bloom, Shafick Jorge Handal, and Roberto D'Aubuisson Arrieta.
- The Crypt of the San Salvador Cathedral contains the mortal remains of Archbishops Oscar Romero, Luis Chavez y Gonzalez, and Arturo Rivera y Damas, as well as human rights champion Maria Julia Hernandez.
[edit] Egypt
[edit] Estonia
Tallinn
- St Barbara's cemetery
- Kopli cemetery
- Mõigu cemetery
- Kalamaja cemetery
- Hiiu-Rahu cemetery
- St John's almshouse cemetery
- Jewish cemetery
- Liiva cemetery
- Metsakalmistu
- Pirita cemetery
- Tallinn Military cemetery
- Tõnismäe Monument
- Pärnamäe cemetery
- Siselinna cemetery
- Rahumäe cemetery
Tartu
Pärnu
Paide
[edit] Finland
[edit] France
- Cimetière de Bagneux, Paris - burial place for Jean Vigo, Gribouille, Alfred Jarry and others.
- Catacombs of Paris, millions of remains in caves and tunnels under the city of Paris.
- Cimetière des Gonards, Versailles, burial place for Edith Wharton, Pierre Napoleon Bonaparte and others.
- Grand Jas Cemetery, Cannes - buried here are Lily Pons, Peter Carl Fabergé, Martine Carol and other celebrities
- Les Invalides, Paris - war heroes including Napoleon
- Cimetière de Montmartre, Paris - resting place of Edgar Degas, Heinrich Heine, Georges Feydeau, other artists and writers. Émile Zola was initially buried here, but his remains were later moved to the Panthéon. His gravestone can still be seen here, however.
- Cimetière du Montparnasse, Paris - serves the great artistic quarter of Montparnasse, including the graves of Charles Baudelaire, Eugène Ionesco, Samuel Beckett, Jean-Paul Sartre, Jean Seberg, Serge Gainsbourg and Man Ray. Pierre Laval and Porfirio Diaz are also buried here.
- Neuilly-sur-Seine community cemetery
- Panthéon, Paris - France's most honored, including Voltaire, Jean-Jacques Rousseau and Émile Zola.
- Cimetière de Pantin in Paris is the burial site of the singer Damia, and the Cancan dancer, known as La Goulue, and other notables.
- Cimetière de Passy, Paris - Claude Debussy, Edouard Manet.
- Cimetière du Père Lachaise, Paris - resting place of famous persons such as Colette, Baron Georges Haussmann, Eugène Delacroix, Oscar Wilde, Jim Morrison, Molière, Maurice Merleau-Ponty, Gertrude Stein, Édith Piaf, Marcel Proust, Pierre Desproges and Frédéric Chopin. Many French Holocaust victims are commemorated there.
- Saint Denis Basilica, Paris - burial site for French Royalty.
- Cimetière de Saint-Ouen, Paris - where, on 24 May 1430, Joan of Arc was told to recant or face summary execution. Some of those buried here are the painters Suzanne Valadon, Jules Pascin, and tennis star Suzanne Lenglen.
- Saint Remi Basilica, Reims, Champagne-Ardenne, France
- Cimetière Saint-Vincent, a small cemetery in the Montmartre Quarter of Paris contains the graves of such notables as Arthur Honegger, Marcel Carné, Maurice Utrillo and others.
[edit] Foreign cemeteries
- Sainte-Geneviève-des-Bois Russian Cemetery: Ivan Bunin, Rudolph Nureyev, Felix Yusupov, Andrei Tarkovsky
- Normandy American Cemetery and Memorial
- Bény-sur-Mer Canadian War Cemetery
- Bretteville-sur-Laize Canadian War Cemetery
[edit] Germany
[edit] Bavaria (Bayern)
- Bayreuth, Bayreuth Friedhof Burial site of Richard Wagner, Franz Liszt and Jean Paul amongst others
- Munich, Nordfriedhof Burial site of Peter Igelhoff and Paul Troost
- Munich, Ostfriedhof. Burial site of Friedrich Hollaender, Rudolf Moshammer, Leni Riefenstahl and Barbara Valentin.
- Munich, Südlichen Friedhof zu München. Burial site of Leo von Klenze and Karl Spitzweg.
- Munich, Westfriedhof. Burial site of Alexandra, Soraya Esfandiary Bakhtiari and Ernst Röhm.
- Nuremberg, Johanniskirchhof
- Andechs, Kloster Andechs und Wittelsbacher Friedhof. Burial site of the Wittelsbachs
[edit] Berlin
- Berlin - Charlottenburg, Friedhof Heerstraße, Burial site of Leo Blech, Karl Bonhoeffer, Horst Buchholz, Tilla Durieux, George Grosz, Maximilian Harden, Hilde Hildebrand, Joachim Ringelnatz and Grethe Weiser.(See de:Friedhof Heerstraße)
- Berlin - Charlottenburg, British War Cemetery, Heerstraße.(See de:Britischer Friedhof an der Heerstraße)
- Berlin - Kreuzberg, Holy Trinity Cemetery I Burial site of Fanny Hensel Felix Mendelssohn and Rahel Varnhagen (See: (de:Friedhöfe vor dem Halleschen Tor) also Holy Trinity Cemetery II Burial site of Martin Gropius, Adolph von Menzel and Theodor Mommsen. (See de:Friedhöfe an der Bergmannstraße)
- Berlin - Kreuzberg, Jersusalem und Neue Kirche III Burial site of Adelbert von Chamisso and E.T.A. Hoffmann (See: de:Friedhöfe vor dem Halleschen Tor), also Friedhof IV der Gemeinde Jerusalems- und Neue Kirche Burial site of Rikard Nordraak. (See: de:Friedhof IV der Gemeinde Jerusalems- und Neue Kirche)
- Berlin - Kreuzberg, Luisenstädtischer Friedhof Burial site of Gustav Stresemann. (See de:Luisenstädtischer Friedhof)
- Berlin - Lichtenberg, Zentralfriedhof Friedrichsfelde. Burial site of Rosa Luxemburg, Karl Liebknecht.
- Berlin - Mitte, Dorotheenstädtischer Friedhof. Burial site of Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel, Johann Gottlieb Fichte, Bertolt Brecht, Karl Friedrich Schinkel, John Heartfield and Johannes Rau. (See de:Friedhof der Dorotheenstädtischen und Friedrichswerderschen Gemeinden)
- Berlin - Mitte, Invalidenfriedhof. Burial site of Reinhard Heydrich, Fritz Todt, Gerhard von Scharnhorst, Manfred von Richthofen temporary, Hans von Seeckt, Werner von Fritsch, Karl von Bulow, Ernst Udet, Werner Moelders, Helmuth von Moltke, Alfred von Schlieffen
- Berlin - Schöneberg, Städtischer Friedhof III. Burial site of Marlene Dietrich and Helmut Newton.
- Berlin - Schöneberg, Alter St.-Matthäus-Kirchhof Berlin. Burial site of the Brothers Grimm. (See de:Alter St.-Matthäus-Kirchhof Berlin)
- Berlin - Weißensee, Weißensee Cemetery. The largest old Jewish cemetery in Europe.
- Berlin - Wilmersdorf, Friedhof Schmargendorf. Burial site of Max Pechstein.
- Berlin - Zehlendorf, Städtischer Friedhof Berlin-Zehlendorf. Burial site of Heinrich George.
- Berlin - Zehlendorf, St Annen Friedhof, Dahlem Dorf. Burial site of Rudi Dutschke.
- Berlin - Zehlendorf, Waldfriedhof Dahlem, Hüttenweg. Burial site of Gottfried Benn, Karl Hofer, Bernd Rosemeyer and Werner Sombart.
- Berlin - Zehlendorf, Waldfriedhof Zehlendorf, Potsdamer Chaussee. Burial site of Willy Brandt, La Jana, Helmut Käutner, Julius Leber, Hildegard Knef, Erich Mühsam, Ernst Reuter and Renée Sintenis.
- Note: Some of these redlinks have different names. See first: de:Kategorie:Friedhof in Berlin and de:Berliner Bestattungswesen
[edit] Brandenburg
- Stahnsdorf near Berlin, Südwest-Kirchhof Stahnsdorf (Stahnsdorf Southwest Cemetery). Burial site of Rudolf Breitscheid, Lovis Corinth, Jean Kurt Forest, Joachim Gottschalk, Engelbert Humperdinck, Gustav Langenscheidt and Friedrich Wilhelm Murnau.
[edit] Hamburg
- Hamburg, Hauptfriedhof Ohlsdorf (Ohlsdorf Main Cemetery), with 4.05 km² largest cemetery on Earth.
- Hamburg, Hauptfriedhof Öjendorf (Öjendorf Main Cemetery)
- Hamburg, Jüdischer Friedhof Altona (Altona Jewish Cemetery)
- Hamburg, Jüdischer Friedhof Ohlsdorf (Ohlsdorf Jewish Cemetery)
- Hamburg, Jüdischer Friedhof Ottensen (Ottensen Jewish Cemetery)
[edit] Lower Saxony
[edit] North Rhine-Westphalia (Nordrhein-Westfalen)
[edit] Rhineland-Palatinate
[edit] Saxony
- Herrnhut, the Hutberg Moravian Graveyard, God's Acre
[edit] Saxony-Anhalt
- Dessau, Neuer Begräbnisplatz
- Halle, Stadtgottesacker
- Magdeburg, Dom St. Mauritius & St. Katharina, Kathedrale St. Sebastian
[edit] Schleswig-Holstein
- Elmshorn, Jüdischer Friedhof (Elmshorn Jewish Cemetery)
- Lübeck, Burgtor-Friedhof
- Rendsburg, Garnisonsfriedhof
[edit] Greece
- Kerameikon - ancient cemetery in Athens
- First Cemetery of Athens - Cemetery in Central Athens, including the graves of many famous Greek politicians and celebrities like Melina Mercouri, Andreas Papandreou, George Papandreou, George Seferis, Manos Hadjidakis.
- Anastaseos tou Kyriou (Resurrection of Lord) - The biggest public cemetery of Greece. Located east of Thessaloniki.
- Akrotiri, Chania, Crete - Venizelos' tombs. Burial site of the politician Eleftherios Venizelos.
- Vergina, Pella - (Macedonian Tombs). Tomb of the ancient Macedonian King, Phillip II of Macedon.
- Tatoi Royal Cemetery - Athens.
- Mikra British Honorary Cemetery - Located in the municipality of Kalamaria, in Thessaloniki. The Memorial commemorates 478 nurses, officers and men of the Commonwealth forces who died when troop transports and hospital ships were lost in the Mediterranean, and who have no grave but the sea.
- Skorpios Island, Ionian Sea - Burial site of 20th century's shipping magnate Aristotle Onassis and his daughter Christina Onassis.
[edit] Hungary
- See also Category:Cemeteries in Hungary
[edit] Indonesia
- Imogiri - founded by Sultan Agung
- Kalibata Cemetery
[edit] Iran
- Astan-e Quds-e Razavi in Mashhad
- Bam cemetery in Bam
- Behesht-e Fazl in Neyshabur (Where Fazlinb-e shazan-e Neyshaburi's shrine is placed)
- Behesht-e Zahra in Tehran - largest Iranian cemetery
- Beheshtieh in Tehran - Jewish cemetery
- Takht-e Foolad in Esfahan
- Bagh-e Rezvan in Esfahan
- Emamzadeh Taher in Karaj
- Gurestan Bastani, Bushehr (the ancient cemetery, Bushehr)
- Maghbarat ol-Shoara (the Poets’ cemetery in Tabriz)
- Vadi-e Rahmat, Tabriz Cemetery
- Naqsh-e Rustam (Achaemenid Royal Cemetery)
- Shah-Abdol-Azim Cemetery, Rayy, Tehran
- Shah Cheragh, Shiraz
[edit] Iraq
- Wadi-us-Salaam, Najaf - one of the largest cemeteries in the world, containing approximately five million graves
- Shuneziya, Baghdad - Burial place of saints and many pious personalities.
[edit] Ireland
- Glasnevin Cemetery, Dublin - this cemetery has over 1500000 people buried in it - many victims of the great famine of 1845, there are also many prominent Irish figures buried here such as Michael Collins and Eamon DeValera
- Carrowmore, County Sligo
- Deansgrange, County Dublin
- Huguenot Cemetery, Dublin
- Newgrange, County Meath
- St. Fintan's Cemetery, Sutton, Dublin
[edit] Israel
- Mount Herzl, the official cemetery for the leaders of Israel, where many Prime Ministers of Israel and President of Israel are buried. Theodor Herzl, Zeev Jabotinsky, Golda Meir and Yitzhak Rabin are among those who are buried here.
- Mount of Olives, in Jerusalem - in almost continual use from First Temple times until today. Menachem Begin buried here. See also Category:Jews buried in the Mount of Olives and list of notable people buried on the Mount of Olives.
- Har HaMenuchot in Jerusalem.
- Kinnereth Cemetery, a small cemetery on the Sea of Galilee shore. The poets Rachel and Naomi Shemer are buried here, as is Moses Hess.
[edit] Italy
- Basilica di San Lorenzo di Firenze, Florence - resting place of Donatello and many members of the Medici family;
- Basilica di Santa Croce di Firenze, Florence - resting place of Galileo, Machiavelli, Michelangelo, Gioacchino Rossini and many other notables;
- 'English' Cemetery, Florence - burial site for Elizabeth Barrett Browning, Frances Trollope, Theodore Parker and others;
- Porte Sante, Florence - resting place of Carlo Collodi and many others;
- Basilica di Santa Maria Gloriosa dei Frari, Venice - resting place of Titian, Claudio Monteverdi and the heart of Antonio Canova;
- Campo di Verano cemetery, Rome
- Cimitero Monumentale in Milan is a very large cemetery that includes the Famedio (Temple of Fame) where Giuseppe Verdi, Vladimir Horowitz, Alessandro Manzoni, Arturo Toscanini, Eva Peron and others are interred;
- Camposanto, Pisa
- Catacombs of Rome
- Mausoleum of Theodoric
- Protestant Cemetery, Rome - resting place of Percy Bysshe Shelley, John Keats;
- San Michele, Venice - Venice's main cemetery and resting place of Ezra Pound, Igor Stravinsky and Sergei Diaghilev;
- Cimitero Monumentale di Staglieno, Genoa--famous for its sepulchral sculpture and architecture.
[edit] Japan
[edit] Kenya
- Wajee Nature Park, Nyeri, resting place of Robert Baden-Powell founder of the Scouting movement.
[edit] Latvia
Riga
[edit] Liberia
[edit] Lithuania
- Antakalnis Cemetery, Vilnius
- Rasos Cemetery, Vilnius
- Bernardine Cemetery (Vilnius)
- Saltoniskiu Cemetery, Vilnius
[edit] Malaysia
- Bukit China in Malacca is the largest (250,000 m²) Chinese cemetery outside China, with graves that date back to the Ming dynasty.
- Taman Selatan
- Tanjung Kupang Memorial
- Taiping War Cemetery
- Labuan War Cemetery
[edit] Malta
- Addolorata Cemetery in Paola, Malta is the national cemetry of Malta.
[edit] Mexico
- Panteón de Dolores, Mexico City
- Panteón Español, Mexico City
- Panteón Francés, Mexico City
- Panteón de Belén, Guadalajara, Jalisco
- Panteón del Carmen, Monterrey, Nuevo León
- Panteón de Dolores, Monterrey, Nuevo León
- Parque funeral Guadalupe, Monterrey, Nuevo León
- Panteones Municipales de Monterrey, Monterrey, Nuevo León
- Panteón del Roble, Monterrey, Nuevo León
- Panteón Valle de Paz, Monterrey, Nuevo León
- Panteón Tepeyac, Monterrey, Nuevo León
[edit] Netherlands
- Westgaarde, Amsterdam
- Zorgvlied, Amsterdam
- Westerkerk, Amsterdam - Resting place of Rembrandt van Rijn
- Nieuwe Kerk, Amsterdam - Resting place of Joost van den Vondel, Michiel de Ruyter
- Nieuwe Kerk, Delft - Resting place of William I of Orange, most members of House of Orange
- Oude Kerk, Delft - Resting place of Antoni van Leeuwenhoek, Piet Pieterszoon Hein, Maarten Tromp, Johannes Vermeer
- Holten Canadian War Cemetery
- Groesbeek Canadian War Cemetery
- Margraten - Netherlands American Cemetery and Memorial
- Bergen op Zoom Canadian War Cemetery
- Beth Haim of Ouderkerk aan de Amstel
[edit] New Zealand
- Northern Cemetery (Dunedin) - final resting place of Thomas Bracken, author of New Zealand's national anthem, God Defend New Zealand.
[edit] Norway
[edit] Pakistan
- Tomb of Muhammad Iqbal located in front of the Badshahi Masjid, Lahore
- Chaukhandi Tombs, Karachi
- Mazar-e-Quaid, Karachi - Final resting place of Mohammad Ali Jinnah, Founder of Pakistan
- Miani Sahib Qabaristan, Lahore - Hundreds of years old, it is the largest cemetery in Lahore, contains graves of saints and pious people.
- Makli Hill, Thatta - One of the largest necropolis in the world, contains hundreds of graves of saints, pious people, local rulers and kings.
- Wadi-a-Hussain Cemetery, Karachi