Many people throughout a wide time period who are very famous have been chosen to rest in it and many crypts are built for the purpose. Here’s a list of some famous individuals buried in crypts:
Religious Figures
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- Pope John Paul II – St. Peter’s Basilica, Vatican City
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- Saint Peter – St. Peter’s Basilica, Vatican City
Royalty
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- Napoleon Bonaparte – Les Invalides, Paris
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- Elizabeth I of England – Westminster Abbey, London
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- Henry VIII – St. George’s Chapel, Windsor Castle
Political Leaders
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- George Washington – Mount Vernon, Virginia (family crypt)
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- Abraham Lincoln – Lincoln Tomb, Springfield, Illinois
Artists and Writers
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- Leonardo da Vinci – Château d’Amboise, France
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- William Shakespeare – Holy Trinity Church, Stratford-upon-Avon
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- Victor Hugo – The Panthéon, Paris
Scientists
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- Marie Curie – The Panthéon, Paris
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- Isaac Newton – Westminster Abbey, London
Crypts are used as a final resting place and also as places traveled by people throughout ages hence they also serve as landmarks and tourist attractions. This way, they can learn and pay their respect to the dead people.