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Everyone wants to ensure that their deceased loved ones have the most dignified resting place possible and that the cemetery, in general, is the kind of place that maintains an aura of dignity and respectability at all times.
In many places, the nature of cemeteries is changing along with changes in funerary practices. With cremation becoming more and more prevalent, and with communities becoming much less settled and more mobile as a whole, it’s necessary for the modern cemetery to adjust so as to address these trends.
Having an outdoor columbarium in a cemetery is one way of ensuring that the cemetery remains elegant, beautiful, and maintains a dignified atmosphere, while also helping to remain in sync with recent developments.
Here are some of the advantages of having an outdoor columbarium at a cemetery.
Beauty and greater incentive for regular visits
Neglected cemeteries are unfortunately an all too common sight in many places, and there are no doubt a variety of different reasons why this may occur.
Nonetheless, having a beautiful and well-designed outdoor columbarium in a cemetery can really enhance the aesthetic appeal of the place, and can help to create an atmosphere that encourages the celebration of a person’s life, rather than sorrow.
This, in turn, can help to serve as a significant incentive for regular visits, and can encourage visitors to the cemetery to treat it with care and attentiveness over the course of the foreseeable future.
In essence, beautiful design features can help to bring life back to the cemetery and can serve to re-establish the connection between the living and the deceased, and the sense of connection to what’s higher and beyond, that cemeteries are also meant to achieve.
An outdoor columbarium is a perfect way to commemorate those who have been cremated
Cremation is often associated with private urns kept in homes, but people may nonetheless want to commemorate and celebrate their deceased loved ones through the traditional setting of a cemetery following a cremation.
A columbarium is a perfect way of commemorating those who have been cremated, in the formal and traditional setting of a cemetery.
Choosing the best location for columbariums
There are various places you may choose to locate a columbarium, with certain settings and landscape features being particularly appropriate for garden columbariums.
Columbariums can be built on small parcels of land which might be difficult to use for other purposes, as columbariums are space-efficient.
For areas of sloping land, a niche wall can be used to retain the soil and create terraces for a columbarium garden, and this can also help to create a proper balance of privacy and visibility. Of course, proper grading and subdrainage are essential for these sorts of terraced areas.
Whenever you are choosing a location for a columbarium, it’s important to balance considerations of privacy, security, and the need for contemplation and solitude, with the desired level of visibility and the memorial quality of the structure and space.
Contact Everest Columbarium
A columbarium can be a dignified and beautiful memorial feature and a way of honoring and celebrating your loved ones who have passed over. Please don’t hesitate to contact us at Everest Columbarium for more information.