A commission eventually chose St. Petersburg, so they ( along with several loyal servants who died with them ) were interred in a special chapel in the Peter and Paul Cathedral near the tombs of their ancestors.

It includes the Catacombs of San Giovanni, featuring a maze of tunnels and passages, with thousands of tombs and several frescoes.

Built in several stages, the continuing evolution of its design joined Gothic construction and decoration with Renaissance ideals, as seen in the tombs and the 17th and 18th century Granadan art in the Chapel of Santa Cruz.

About the real cause of Henry IV's death, there are several independent sources: these are the tombs of the Silesian Dukes, the Chronicle of Jan Dlugosz, and later chroniclers, like the Bohemian Chronicle of Pulkawy and the Chronicle of Ottokar of Styria.

The amphitheatre has been cut into the hillside and into several of the tombs during its construction.

Archaeological excavation and preservation also continued successfully in this period, and several major discoveries, such as that of the Terracotta Army and the Mawangdui tombs occurred during the Revolution, and were duly protected from any potential damage.

The chief monuments, of which the ruins are still extant within the circuit of the walls, are: the theatre, of which the remains are in imperfect condition, but sufficient to show that it was not of large size, and apparently of Roman construction, or at least, like that of Tauromenium, rebuilt in Roman times upon the Greek foundations ; a large edifice with two handsome stone arches, commonly called a Gymnasium, but the real purpose of which is very difficult to determine ; several other edifices of Roman times, but of wholly uncertain character, a mosaic pavement, and some Roman tombs.

The tombs date from several periods.

Early Canaanite I ( 3100-2900 BCE ) period tombs are the earliest rock-cut tombs yet discovered in Israel ; several have been found beneath the Ophel in Jerusalem.

The tombs and memorial inscriptions of the patriciate and nobility, and in some cases royalty, were defaced or destroyed in several places, although secular public buildings such as town halls, and the palaces of the nobility, were not attacked.

It possesses a church, in Romanesque style, dating from the 11th century, with fine cloisters and the tombs of several members of the Babenberg family.

There are several large tombs, two ponds and bridge, and a large crocus lawn.

The outside of the building is faced with flintwork and the interior contains a hammerbeam roof, Jacobean pulpit, early Edwardian pews with carved poppy-head ends, several table-top tombs, an ancient poor-box and a panel on the painted rood screen which shows William of Norwich, a boy martyr who is reputed to have been crucified in the 12th century.

His most famous monument was his step pyramid, which entailed the construction of several mastaba tombs one over another.

The Anglican Chapel is at the centre of the cemetery, and contains several tombs.

The six black and six white game pieces are the main game pieces to be moved around the board, and similar sets of cubic or cuboid game pieces made from ivory, jadeite or rock crystal have been found in several other tombs.

The tombs ( pyramids ) near the former Chinese capital cities of Xi ' an and Luoyang ( together with their suburban fields and roads ) show strong spatial orientations, sometimes along a basic South-North axis ( relative to the geographic pole ), but usually with deviations of several degrees to the East or West.

The base contains the tombs of several key figures in Mexico's war of independence.

It contains the tombs of several prophets and many of the devout from around the world aspire to be buried here, to be raised from the dead with Imām Alī on Judgement Day.

The Mahdi Army stationed several three man rocket propelled grenade RPG teams in the cemetery, who lived in large tombs to avoid detection from U. S. helicopters and UAVs.

Though Samarra is famous for its Shi ' a holy sites, including the tombs of several Shi ' a Imams, the town is dominated by Sunnis.

The actual cause of the preservation — which started declining rapidly once the bodies were unearthed — was the very exceptional low temperature conditions obtained at the depths at which the tombs were located, under several layers of charcoal and clay, permitting ideal temperatures and humidity levels which were maintained throughout the seasons for centuries.

Although the Imperial cult did not last long after Antiochus, several of his successors had their own tombs built on Mount Nemrud.

According to the Gospel of Matthew, at the death of Jesus tombs were opened, and at his resurrection many saints who had died emerged from their tombs and went into " the holy city ", presumably New Jerusalem.

Their names were inserted in the diptychs, the lists of saints explicitly venerated in the liturgy, and their tombs were honoured like those of the martyrs.

On his death there is an earthquake, and saints rise from their tombs.

According to Voll, it was Muhammad Hayyat who taught Ibn ʿAbd al-Wahhab to reject the popular veneration of saints and their tombs.

According to the Gospel of Matthew, after Jesus's resurrection, many of the dead saints came out of their tombs and entered Jerusalem, where they appeared to many.

Other Islamic devotional pilgrimages, particularly to the tombs of Shia Imams or Sufi saints, are also popular across the Islamic world.

The Deobandi movement is known for its harsh stance against many practices common in the Indian subcontinent such as building over tombs, celebrating Milad al-Nabi, and calling on the prophets and saints for assistance.

Cromwell had already instigated a campaign against " superstitions ": pilgrimages and veneration of saints, in the course of which, ancient and precious valuables were grabbed and melted down ; the tombs of saints and kings ransacked for whatever profit could be got from them, and their relics destroyed or dispersed.

The pilgrims saw the purchasing of a relic as a means, in a small way, to bring the shrine back with him or her on returning home, since during the Middle Ages the concept of physical proximity to the " holy " ( tombs of saints or their personal objects ) was considered extremely important.

" To this end he opposed the celebration of the observance of the birthday of the Islamic prophet Muhammad or the construction of mosques around the tombs of Sufi saints saying: " Many of them Muslims do not even know of the Christian origins of these practices.

Another theory ( largely discredited today ), developed by Joseph Bédier, posited that the early chansons were recent creations, not earlier than the year 1000, developed by singers who, emulating the songs of " saints lives " sung before churches ( and collaborating with the church clerics ), created epic stories based on the heroes whose shrines and tombs dotted the great pilgrimage routes, as a way of drawing pilgrims to these churches.

A strong tradition of venerating marabouts and saints ' tombs is found throughout regions inhabited by Berbers.

There are also elaborately decorated shrines of the Sufi saints, tombs of various travellers and important people within the old city of Multan.

These tombs of saints, often male, are usually housed in places such as caves, hills, springs or points on the coast.

He gives, however, numerous charters relating to Westminster Abbey, and also a very complete account of the saints whose tombs were in the abbey church, and especially of Edward the Confessor.

This is in respect to the fact that during the early years of the church that Mass was often celebrated over the tombs of saints and martyrs.

The Mamilla Cemetery contained the graves of many important Islamic saints and scholars, as well as several Mamluk tombs.

In anarchic mountain areas, marabouts and saints ( and their tombs ) served a political function, aiding in the negotiation of truces, while in the cities they provided a focus for the religious brotherhoods ; everywhere they were looked to for intercession and baraka, holy power, except among the learned minority.

There are a number of tombs of Muslim saints and holy places that also attract visitors, particularly the tomb of the saint Yuşa ( a nephew of the Prophet Mohammed ), on a hill just before Anadolu Kavağı.

The First class relics of at least two saints, at least one of which had to be a martyr, were inserted in a cavity in the altar which was then sealed, a practice that was meant to recall the use of martyrs ' tombs as places of Eucharistic celebration during the persecutions of the Church in the first through fourth centuries.

He imposed no penances or retreats and the conditions was not complicated ; ( 1 ) praying in the mosque with the congregation whenever possible, meeting all the prerequisites for lawfully offering prayer ; ( 2 ) praying upon the Prophet ; and ( 3 ) not to visit living saints or the tombs of dead ones.

They venerated the Sufi ancestors and kept up a festival calendar of “ birthday ” celebrations for the saints and the Prophet, but they were careful to emphasize they did not worship the saints but rather came to the tombs in order to be closer to God.