Columbarium (Warsaw)

Poland / Mazowieckie / Warsaw
 cemetery, columbarium
A columbarium (pl. columbaria) is a place for the respectful and usually public storage of cinerary urns (i.e., urns holding a deceased's cremated remains). The term comes from the Latin "columba" (dove) and originally referred to compartmentalized housing for doves and pigeons called a dovecote.
Wikipedia article: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Columbarium
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Coordinates:   52°15'7"N   20°58'37"E
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