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Crematorium, Pere la Chaise cemetery, Paris, 1888. Artist: Unknown

Crematorium, Pere la Chaise cemetery, Paris, 1888. Illustration published in March 1888 while the building was under construction. In Europe during the late 19th century, cremation gradually became an acceptable method of disposing of the dead. The first modern crematorium was built at Woking in Surrey, England, in 1885.

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Title: Crematorium, Pere la Chaise cemetery, Paris, 1888. Artist: Unknown

Caption: Crematorium, Pere la Chaise cemetery, Paris, 1888. Illustration published in March 1888 while the building was under construction. In Europe during the late 19th century, cremation gradually became an acceptable method of disposing of the dead. The first modern crematorium was built at Woking in Surrey, England, in 1885.

Credit: Album / Oxford Science Archive / Heritage Images

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Image size: 4937 × 3534 px | 49.9 MB

Print size: 41.8 × 29.9 cm | 1943.7 × 1391.3 in (300 dpi)

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