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Mausoleum
A monumental building or structure for burial of the dead above ground; a
“community” mausoleum is one that accommodates a great number of burials.
Monolith
A large, vertical stone grave marker having no base or cap.
Mortuary
A place for preparation of the dead prior to burial or cremation.
Obelisk
A four-sided, tapering shaft having a pyramidal point; a grave marker type
popularized by romantic taste for classical imagery.
Ossuary
A receptacle for the bones of the dead.
Potter’s field
A place for the burial of indigent or anonymous people. The term comes
from a Biblical reference in Matthew 27:7
Rural cemetery
A burial place characterized by spacious landscaped grounds and
romantic commemorative monuments established in a rural setting in the period
of the young republic and at the dawn of the Victorian era.
Sarcophagus
A stone coffin or monumental chamber for a casket
Sepulcher
A burial vault or crypt.
Tomb
A burial place for the dead
Vault
A burial chamber, commonly underground.
