Tomb Collection (page 6)

Appian Way, Tomb of Cecilia Metella, Rome, Italy. Date: late 19th century

Mausoleum of Akbar, Sikandara, Agra, India
Mausoleum of Akbar the Great, Sikandara, Agra, Uttar Pradesh, India. Date: circa 1890s

Tomb of Sheikh Salim Chishti, Fatehpur Sikri, India
The 16th century tomb of Sheikh Salim Chishti, Fatehpur Sikri, Uttar Pradesh, India. Date: circa 1890s

Tomb of Lazarus, Holy Land. Date: circa 1870

Tomb of Rachel, Holy Land. Date: circa 1870

Tombs of the Caliphs, Cairo, Egypt. Date: circa 1870

Ming Tombs, Nanjing, China. Date: circa 1890

Construction of Lenin's mausoleum, Red Square
Vladimir Lenin was an exceptional revolutionary, adored by the majority of Russia, and regarded as being among the leading global intellectuals of the time

Construction of Lenin's Temporary Mausoleum
A temporary but elaborate wooden mausoleum was quickly built on Red Square in Moscow to hold Vladimir Lenin's Body following his death in 1924

Lenin's mausoleum, Construction, Red Square
The Russian Communist revolutionary Vladimir Lenin died of a stroke on the 21st of January 1924. Due to the exceptional public support he received whilst alive it was deemed fitting to honour him in

Karl Marx monument, Highgate Cemetery, London
The monument to Karl Marx above his grave in Highgate Cemetery, North London. Seen here on a rainy day, with sightseers holding umbrellas

Wat Chana Songkhram, Old Sukhothai, Thailand
The Wat Chana Songkhram Buddhist temple in Old Sukhothai, Thailand. The bell-shaped chedi (tomb) is in Singhalese style. Viewed across a lily pond with bright pink flowers in bloom. Date: 2005

Wat Mahathat, Old Sukhothai, Thailand
View of the Wat Mahathat, the largest temple in Old Sukhothai, Thailand, with a bell-shaped chedi (tomb) on the left and a seated Buddha figure next to it. Date: 2005

Tomb of the Unknown Soldier - Westminster Abbey
The Unknown Warrior's grave in Westminster Abbey, London. Decorated with wreaths and tributes and also the American Congressional Medal

Valley of the Kings, tomb of Rameses VI, 1186 - 1085 BC, wall painting showing contents of the Book of the Dead. Photograph by Lionel Coates Date: circa 1970

Tomb of Abakh Hoja, Kashgar, western China
The tomb of Abakh Hoja (also known as the Tomb of Xiangfei) in Kashgar, western China. It served as the family tomb of Abakh Hoja

Tomb of Princess Yongtai
Detail of fresco decorating the tomb of Princess Yongtai in Xian city in Shaanxi province in China. Li Xianhui, recognised posthumously as the Princess Yongtai in 706

The tomb of Sultan Selim II - Constantinople
Entrance to the tomb of Sultan Selim II. Date: circa 1920

Tomb Ornamentation - Southern Russia
An elaborate marble mortuary monument of a large dog faithfully standing over his dead mistress. Date: 1920s

Ingham, Norfolk
The monument of Sir Oliver de Ingham, 1344, with his effigy, in the church at Ingham, Norfolk Date: 1824

BATH BECKFORDS TOWER
The Tomb and tower of William Beckford in Walcot Cemetery, Bath - as grandiloquent in death as he had been during his lifetime. Date: circa 1850

INDIA ROZAH
The tomb of the Mughal emperor Aurangzeb (variously spelt). Date: 1835

Tombs of Knights Templars at Temple church, City of London. Date: 19th century

Mourners
A group of mouners. Detail from the Tomb of Sancho Saiz del Carrillo, Tempera on parchment Date: circa 1300

LOUIS PHILIPPE TOMB
Remembered by few and mourned by fewer, Louis Philippe dies in Weybridge, England, and is buried there with his queen, Marie-Amelie. Date: 1866

LADY AT TOMB
Of joys departed, not to return, how painful the remembrance... - illustration to a poem by Burns. Date: early 19th century

AKBAR TOMB SIKUNDRA
Akbar is buried in this massive tomb at Sikundra, near Agra : he started building it himself, then after his death his son Jihangir completed it. Date: 1850

TOMB CLAUDINE POTOCKA
The moonlit tomb of Claudine Potocka, Polish patriot who died young in exile at Geneva. Date: 1836

TOMB OF CATH. JAGELLON
The tomb of Catherine Jagellon, Polish princess and queen of Jan III of Sweden, at Upsala. Date: 1583

TOMB OF STEFAN BATHORY
The tomb of Stefan Bathory, king of Poland, in the cathedral, Cracow. Date: 1586

TOMB OF CASIMIR II
The tomb of Casimir II, king of Poland, in the cathedral, Cracow. Date: 1492

DESERT TOMB
The grave of a Muslim saint and distinguished desert sheikh. Date: 1930s

MARBLE TOMB/GOZO/MALTA
A representation of Death adorns this elaborate marble tomb cover in the Cathedral in Victoria (Rabat) on Gozo, part of the Maltese archipelago Date: 2005

MALTESE TOMB COVERING
A marble tomb cover, inset into the floor above St Paul's catacombs, Rabat. The Maltese cross has eight points, symbolising the eight beatitudes Date: 2005

PETER, PAUL RETOMBED
The bodies of saints Peter and Paul are discovered, and re- housed in the Vatican in a more suitable tomb. Date: 15th or 16th century

TOMB OF RICHARD PENDRILL
Memorial tomb to Richard Pendrill, who assisted the defeated King Charles II to escape after the Battle of Worcester (1651), St. Giles Churchyard, London. Date: died 1671

Rousseau Tomb Death Tombs 1778 Jean Jacques Picturesquely
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TOMB OF NICHOLAS BACON
Similar in concept to a two- berth railway sleeping car, this monument saves space by housing Nicholas Bacon above, Edmund Bacon and his wife beneath. Date: 1579

Therese's tomb
The tomb of Therese Martin (1873 - 1897) in the Carmelite convent at Lisieux, where she had been a nun until her early death

TOMB OF JEMIMA NICHOLAS
The Fishguard tombstone of Jemima Nicholas, Welsh heroine of the French invasion of Britain, 22 February 1797. Aged 47 at the time, she rounded up 12 Frenchmen with her pitchfork! Date: 1750? - 1832

FRANCOIS DE PARIS DIES
FRANCOIS DE PARIS on his deathbed : shortly after this, miracles will take place at his tomb in the cemetery of Saint-Medard, Paris. Date: 1690 - 1727

MARSHAL FOCH'S FUNERAL
Marshal Ferdinand Foch's funeral at the Invalides, Paris, France, beside the tomb of Napoleon. Our picture shows the coffin being placed on the carriage at Notre Dame. Date: March 1929

HENRY IRVING'S TOMB
At Rest Beneath Shakespeare Sir Henry Irving's Grave at Poets Corner Westminster Abbey

TOMB OF KING GEORGE V
The tomb of King George V located in Saint George's Chapel at Windsor Castle Date: 1950s

MEXICO/ARCHAEOLOGY
A Skeleton of a Maya tomb with its gifts in the National Museum of Mexico-city. Date: 1976

TOMB OF MME LANGHANS
The dramatic design of Madame Langhans tomb, representing the soul breaking out of the tomb on the day of judgment. (Sorry, we do not know where it is located.) Date: 1782

THE TOMB OF PHAETON
After his fatal drive, Phaeton's tomb is flanked by his sisters, changed into poplars, while his friend Cygnus, bitterly mourning his death, becomes a swan. Date:

Charlemagne Tomb Death Tombs Circa 1000 Emperor
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