Laeken Cemetery Crypt
This recently restored crypt was once plagued by liquefying coffins and exploding caskets.

Beneath Laeken Cemetery in Brussels, Belgium, lies an extensive crypt with funerary galleries. Inaugurated in 1878, it covers 1.5 hectares with 300 meters of corridors, burying over 4000 people.

Why Go

๐Ÿ›๏ธ Explore unique underground funerary galleries
๐Ÿ“œ Discover a crypt with a checkered history, including "exploding casket syndrome"
๐Ÿšถโ€โ™‚๏ธ Visit one of Belgium's oldest and most important cemeteries, often compared to Pรจre Lachaise
๐Ÿ–ผ๏ธ See elaborate tombs and works of art, including a possible original Rodin sculpture

Tips

๐Ÿšถ Access via stairs in the cemetery grounds.
๐Ÿ—ฃ๏ธ Tours of the cemetery and crypt can be arranged in advance.
๐Ÿš‡ Reach by metro to Bockstael station or trams 62/93 to Princess Clementine stop.

Hours

๐Ÿ•’ Daily, 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m.

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