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Highgate Cemetery is a place of burial in North London, England, designed by architect Stephen Geary. [1] There are approximately 170,000 people buried in around 53,000 graves across the West and East sides. [2] Highgate Cemetery is notable both for some of the people buried there as well as for its de facto status as a nature reserve.
[19] [a] The Friends of Highgate Cemetery Trust, which owns the cemetery, charges an entrance fee to the cemetery to cover the costs of upkeep and maintenance; this has generated some controversy. [22] [23] Marx's grave is among the most visited sites at Highgate and has been described as "one of the most recognisable graves in the world". [24]
Brompton Cemetery, one of the Magnificent Seven. The Magnificent Seven is an informal term applied to seven large private cemeteries in London. These are Kensal Green Cemetery, West Norwood Cemetery, Highgate Cemetery, Abney Park Cemetery, Brompton Cemetery, Nunhead Cemetery, and Tower Hamlets Cemetery.
Highgate West Hill is a street in Highgate, London. Located in the London Borough of Camden it runs north to south with Hampstead Heath off to its west and Highgate Cemetery away to the east. A number of streets run off the road including The Grove , Millfield Lane and Hillway .
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View from Highgate Cemetery View from Parliament Hill; the spire is visible from a distance, though this image is zoomed in. The church stands on the periphery of Highgate Cemetery. The spire forms a landmark skyline with Witanhurst, which can be viewed from Hampstead Heath and Parliament Hill in particular. [8]
Catacomb entrance at Brompton Cemetery. The city of London, England, has several catacomb spaces, although the high water table limits subterranean construction. There has been a long tradition of burial under the floors of churches, and during the period of new church construction in the Victorian era many were provided with vaults or crypts under the main structure.
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