Tombs

A sprawling ancient Jewish cemetery with over 30 rock-hewn burial caves.

Three floors above a 2,000-year-old royal tomb is a rare collection of ancient porcelain pillows.

This commanding mausoleum holds the remains of Muhammad Ali Jinnah, the founder of Pakistan.

A dreamy mausoleum honors Persia's most famous poet.

The obelisk meant to mark the founding father's grave at Monticello is actually on the University of Missouri campus.

The tomb of the mythological founder of Padua is not hidden in some obscure crypt, but stands right in the middle of the city square.

The above-ground crypts at this Catholic cemetery face north-south instead of the usual east-west.

This 5,300-year-old tomb with mysterious carvings crowns an Irish mountain.

A sinister pyramid in the Frari contains the heart of the famous neoclassical sculptor.

The ancient necropolis houses the immense rock-cut tombs of four Persian kings.

The tomb was guarded by soldiers from both sides of the war, and some left their initials carved in the brick.

The original vault that held the president's remains still stands, empty, not far from where he was finally buried.

The elaborate crypt where Peruvian heroes of the War of the Pacific were laid to rest.

A mysterious Neolithic tomb is perched along the edge of a modern golf course.

The weathered grave of a medieval anchoress who walled herself up in a cell attached to a church.

This hidden Sufi cemetery is a spiritual monument for India's third gender community.

A field filled with carved medieval tombstones called stećak.

Ornate, dome-topped cenotaphs fill this royal crematorium.