The abandoned crypt

Type Country Date Status Rating
Underground
Underground		 Belgium
Belgium		 2006-08-05 Abandoned ****

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The abandoned crypt - Click to enlarge!
The crypt is hidden in the small and innocent chapel

 

Naked In The Crypt?

This crypt is made up of 3 perpendicular tunnels following the graveyard paths on the surface.

Many vaults, both occupied and empty line these tunnels. The gravestone inscriptions date from 1885 to 1978.

The location turned out to be photographically worth the trip, thanks to the tiny openings on the ceilings scattering an intense light creating a weird, humid and squalid atmosphere.

I managed to find a short anecdote about this place. At the beginning, the coffins placed into the underground vault were made of cheap wood. These coffins quickly broke up and liquefied.

One can imagine the horrifying stench reigning in the galleries. The City then required coffins to be made of zinc for the crypt to make them more resistant to corrosion.

 

The abandoned crypt - Click to enlarge!
Hint..

The crypt seems to be abandoned since the end of the eighties, but the cemetery paths showed us the direction to this underground treasure...

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There are 14 comments
lien – Antwerp
March 02, 2008 - 14:44
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Hai, I'm in my masteryear grafics. My graduationproject is about forgotten/forbidden places.
I allready visited forgotten and abandoned bridges, tunnels, fabrics.. a crypt is the last thing on my list, I haven't found any yet.
Then I saw your website with this beautiful pictures! Can you maybe help me or tell me were this one is located? It would help me so much!!!
Thanks a lot!
lienx

Adam
November 23, 2007 - 16:38
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So that's what 80 year old plastic flowers look like.

Slyv @ forbidden - Places . net
June 27, 2004 - 10:47
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Well, this is not a tourism website, there are some locations that need to be preserved. Here you have the country information, which is already good start!

Kostas
January 25, 2005 - 03:16
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Beautiful. It would be nice if you guys put a bit more details about where each of these sites these can be found, even roughly

/AN
January 24, 2005 - 11:34
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I just found your site. great pics! especially the one with you in it! please do tell me too where this crypt is... thANx

Dark
June 26, 2004 - 08:59
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Did someone find out where this fantastic place is exactly?

Joeri
January 25, 2005 - 05:01
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Where is this? I really want to know!

Lama
January 24, 2005 - 23:40
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where is it brussels or wallonie??

Pierre
September 25, 2004 - 04:47
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@Slyv. mins form your place !! PLease send me the info so tha I can go there thx

Slyv
June 25, 2004 - 12:03
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Good luck Fako, I'm afraid you will not find a lot of infos about this one ;-)

stumme zone
June 26, 2004 - 09:56
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sehr schöne fotos, gefallen mir sehr gut.

Fako
June 26, 2004 - 09:53
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Just beautiful Slyv !! Now I'm going to google to find out where it is

Slyv @ forbidden-places
July 27, 2004 - 11:37
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@ dark seducion: And it is only 5 mins from my place... Life is great uh?

dark seducion
July 28, 2004 - 09:34
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DAMN LOVE THESE PICS!!! wish i could do a photoshoot here!!! omg that those places still exist just unbelievable!!