Cemetery of Brussels (Brussels, Belgium)

It was created in 1877 and designed according a new layout of cemeteries. Whereas cemeteries used to be managed with tombs very close to each other, here the idea was to design the cemetery with wide avenues connecting to impressive roundabouts. The graves would be built along these avenues and roundabouts or inside fields on a structured layout.

Honour fields

• Prussians and French (war of 1870 – 1871),
• Waterloo (1815),
• German (WWI),
• Belgians (WWI and WWII),
• Soviet soldiers (WWII),
• Belgian Airmen’s force, etc.

Other cemetery attractions

• landscape: numerous variety of trees which make the cemetery a “green” space rich in biodiversity in the middle of the city.
• Historical Belgian fields and memorials: Independence of 1830, Workers of the city passed away on duty, Congo, Belgian forced workers (WWII), “à l’Innovation” (the highest number of dead in the country during peace period, 1968, see hereunder),
• Numerous graves of politicians, business men, scientific, artists, nobility members…
• Several graves designed by famous architects/sculptors: Horta, Jacques de Lalaing, Jamaer, Malfait, etc.

Today, the Cemetery of Brussels attracts many lovers of nature for its biodiversity (bats, fox, many birds, number of types of moss…), lovers of history for the numerous personalities which are buried  there and arts lovers for art funerary and the eclectic style of graves.

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