Graves of famous people from the past?

Question

When we read about famous people; for example, Abe Lincoln or George Washington. Do where know where they have been laid to rest? What about really far back? Like the 1300's, middle east at time of Christ, etc. Any sites where you can go and actually visit the departed?

Answer 1

Use "findagrave.com" It has an extensive search feature of graves of famous, infamous, and not so famous people.

Certain graves going back 2000 years or more are known- of really important people. Many graves from the middle ages are known, marked, and available to see.

Answer 2

Napoleon is actually within the Dome Chuch in Paris. You can view it today (not the actual body inside the coffin).


And St. Peter is not even close to being the oldest grave known. And it's not 'known' that he's buried beneath St. Peter's Basilica either, it's based on tradition.

The Egyptian pharaohs pre-date St. Peter by centuries and millennia, and while they are now in museums, most of them were found in their original graves in the Valley of the Kings or in other sites throughout Egypt.

There are some burials from pre-historic burial sites as well, including throughout Egypt, the Middle East, India, China, Turkey, Greece, and Western Europe as well. You can go and visit them, but most are so obscure that you have do to research to find out where they are.

The best bet is to visit the Egyptian burial sites at Giza, Saqqara, Abydos, and the Valley of the Kings (and Queens).

Answer 3

Yes, if you go to Mount Vernon, they actually have the coffins of George and Martha Washington out so you can see them. I know, b/c I DID see them :) Other graves I've visited are John Adams, Sam Adams, & Thomas Jefferson, and also the tombstone that inspired "The Scarlett Letter." It's awesome :) I don't think you can really visit tombs from Christ's time, though, except for maybe mummies.
One of the previous answers said all the presidents were buried in one place. That isn't true. The earliest ones are buried on their houses' grounds.
Good luck :)

Answer 4

I believe that George Washington is buried at his home at Mt. Vernon just outside Washington, DC; and i know that Abraham Lincoln is buried in Springfield, Illinois. I visited the latter on my 8th grade school trip.

There are some cemeteries that are famous for being the burial places of historic figures & celebrities. Pere Lachaise cemetery in Paris has the graves of Abelard & Heloise, Sarah Bernhardt, Oscar Wilde, Edith Piaf, and Jim Morrison of the music group The Doors. http://www.paris.org/Expos/PereLachaise/

Plus every cathedral in Europe claims to have the bones of some saint or another

And here's a web site where you can look up the dead & find out where they are lying in eternal rest http://www.findagrave.com/

Answer 5

I've been to the cave in jerusalem where jesus supposedly came back to life, there is an old church there in the cave or some such thing. Jim Morrison is buried in Paris. Some churches keep the remains of saints, sometimes on display where you can see mummies. Also king tuts tomb, the valley of the kings in egypt and the great pyramids, also the terra cotta soldiers in china or somewhere in asia, an emperors tomb uncovered in past 10 or 20 years, big tourist spot.

Answer 6

George Washington was laid to rest at his estate, MT. Vernon.

Sir Isaac Newton is buried in Westminster Abbey

Answer 7

Record keeping of grave sites, is a recent phenomena.

The people you are referring to may be famous now, but most of them were not that well known hundreds of years ago when the means of communication were minimal.

Answer 8

Christ's grave site is marked, and there is a temple there. Napoleon I believe is marked. Winston Churchhill for sure. I believe all the presidents except for Truman and Teddy Roosevelt are in Arlington National Cemetary.

Answer 9

Well...the oldest grave I know of (supposedly with the person's body still in it) is the grave of St. Peter in the Vatican. The pyramids are graves of famous people, but their bodies are long gone.
Not sure about sites where you can go and actually visit the departed. (And quite frankly, I didn't realize the departed expected much company...)

Answer 10

well if you think about the number of people who have lived and died on earth since humans first crawled from the primordial ooze, you would realize there probably isn't a square inch of earth without a human corpse dust in it.