Graves, crypts, mausoleums, and tombs are places where people are laid or buried.* ------------------------------- IELTS-MAX exam prep center St Louis Review Center bldg, Sta Maria SMS/ring us @ 0927.247.8443 / 926.3843 ------------------------------- *To understand the differences: A grave is a more common word for a burial site. A crypt is an underground room or vault (beneath a church), built to hold a casket in a concrete or stone chamber. A mausoleum is a large, stately tomb, often built above ground. A tomb is a general term, which may include the above, but generally for most people is a simple grave. And more: A catacomb is an underground cemetery consisting of chambers or tunnels with recesses for graves. A sepulchre is a small room or monument, cut in rock or built of stone, in which a dead person is laid. A columbarium is a room or building with niches for cremation urns. A sarcophagus is a stone coffin, typically associated with ancient Egypt, Rome, and Greece. An ossuary is a container or room for the bones of the dead.
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