burial vault

A burial vault is a structural stone or brick-lined underground tomb or 'burial chamber' for the interment of a single body or multiple bodies underground. The main difference between entombment in a subterranean vault and a traditional in-ground burial is that the coffin is not placed directly in the earth, but is placed in a burial chamber specially built for this purpose. A burial vault refers to an underground chamber, in contrast to an above-ground, freestanding mausoleum. These underground burial tombs were originally and are still often vaulted and usually have stone slab entrances. They are often privately owned and used for specific family or other groups, but usually stand beneath a public religious building, such as a church, or in a churchyard or cemetery. A crypt may be used as a burial vault and a freestanding mausoleum may contain a burial vault beneath the ground.

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  Grafkelder van Caestert ⓘ
  quarry near Castle Caestert, Belgium

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  Groeve Loisel ⓘ
  quarry in Valkenburg, Netherlands

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Grab Carl Sukfüll (1862-1944) Hotelier des Hotels Grüner Baum in Baden

Burial vault for the Gama e Mello family

Brockhaus and Efron Jewish Encyclopedia e3 225-0

Grab Johann Baptist Schimmer (1797-1872) Cafetier und Bürgermeister

K (212652717)

Burial vault of the church in Kampehl,

Steyr Taborfriedhof Werndlgruft-9635

Bayreuth Friedhof Sankt Georgen-20190324-RM-165954

Lille cimetiere est tombe famille delebart mallet

Hem tombe leclercq

Type	Subtype	Date	Description	Notes	Source
link	page		Statens historiska museers samlingar page@		Wikidata
site	mine		Grafkelder van Caestert	burial vault, quarry	Wikidata
site	mine		Groeve Loisel	burial vault, quarry	Wikidata
commons	image		Grab Carl Sukfüll (1862-1944) Hotelier des Hotels Grüner Baum in Baden		Commons
commons	image		Burial vault for the Gama e Mello family		Commons
commons	image		Brockhaus and Efron Jewish Encyclopedia e3 225-0		Commons
commons	image		Grab Johann Baptist Schimmer (1797-1872) Cafetier und Bürgermeister		Commons
commons	image		K (212652717)		Commons
commons	image		Burial vault of the church in Kampehl,		Commons
commons	image		Steyr Taborfriedhof Werndlgruft-9635		Commons
commons	image		Bayreuth Friedhof Sankt Georgen-20190324-RM-165954		Commons
commons	image		Lille cimetiere est tombe famille delebart mallet		Commons
commons	image		Hem tombe leclercq		Commons