It’s no easy feat to compete with the magnificent mausoleums in Metairie Cemetery, a New Orleans cemetery built in 1872 on the site of a former horse racing track.

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While more than half of Australians opts to be cremated, crypts in mausoleums remain popular among Melbourne’s large Italian community, according the Australian Funeral Directors Association.

Source: https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2023/jul/09/crypt-flation-the-rising-costs-of-graves-and-mausoleums-in-melbourne