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Miusskoye cemetery - one of the oldest necropolises of the capital
What are the most famous and ancient necropolises in Moscow? Everyone will recall such big names as Vagankovskoye, Vvedenskoe, Kalitnikovsky or Danilovskoye. Often undeservedly forgotten is the Miusskoye cemetery, located in the Central Administrative District of Moscow. But this graveyard is no less ancient. How to get to this necropolis and do these burial places in our days?
History of the Miusskiy cemetery
An ancient necropolis today
Today the Miusskoye cemetery is closed to mass graves and well-equipped. The situation is typical for old pogosts - the territory for creating new graves is not enough, and it is impossible to expand the total area, since it is located in the center of the city and is surrounded by residential buildings. The administration of the cemetery keeps order - the tracks are asphalted, they are cleaned at any time of the year. At the entrance to the churchyard, his detailed plan with the numbering of plots hangs. Also on the territory of the churchyard there are ritual offices, where you can order monuments, fences and other elements for renovation of the burial grounds. There is a rental office where you can take all the tools and appliances necessary for caring for graves.
Do they bury it today?
The Miusskoye cemetery is run by the State Unitary Enterprise "Ritual", this organization can be contacted on all issues that have arisen. The church, located on the territory of the churchyard, works even today, services are held here on major holidays, it is possible to order the burial service of the deceased.
Miusskoye cemetery: how to get there, operating mode
Burials are held year-round from 9.00 to 17.00. Miusskoye cemetery in Moscow is open for visits in the summer season until 19.00, and in winter it closes 2 hours earlier. Many famous people are buried in the necropolis territory, if you can not find the grave you are interested in, ask for help from the cemetery staff. Usually, employees are happy to conduct excursions and strongly support the interest of visitors.
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