Tombs

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.

Hundreds of mummies in a silent room, some with eerily pained expressions preserved on their faces.

This ancient structure is widely thought to be the oldest intact pyramid in the world.

This Victorian graveyard in Leeds is a macabre collection of beautiful tombs and memorials.

A little marble compass above George Washington's (empty) tomb in the Capitol marks where D.C.'s four quadrants intersect.

Every Friday, Sufi dervishes whirl around the tomb in a trance-like state as part of a sacred ritual called dhikr.