A columbarium (the Latin word for dovecote) is a sealed chamber, usually in a wall with other columbaria, which holds the ashes of the deceased. Those shown here are from the late 19th and early 20th century, at Rome's monumental cemetery Campo Verano (Cimitero del Verano), one of Europe's most moving and spectacular "cities of the dead". Most of the tombs are maintained by relatives of the deceased. Some are abandoned when the family moves away or the line dies out.
![Columbarium, Cimitero del Verano, Familia Buzzi](https://format.creatorcdn.com/0e33ef5b-5bb1-40b6-ae27-e4a6706dd127/0/0/0/0,0,1032,1596,1600,1596/0-0-0/a8fd94df-938a-4e79-966e-3ed8946d888a/1/1/_MG_3642+BUZZI+RUF+3+copy.jpg?fjkss=exp=2040694921~hmac=de84839283550d89bb9e72020ea98a4c755129b5fe8e13ea84f364964a5b43b9)
Buzzi; Ignoto
![Columbarium, Cimitero del Verano, Familia Paoluccio](https://format.creatorcdn.com/0e33ef5b-5bb1-40b6-ae27-e4a6706dd127/0/0/0/0,0,1068,933,1068,1200/0-0-0/ee1fb952-e462-483f-8d4e-d0f73028ca08/1/1/3669+PAOLUCCIO+2+copy+1.jpg?fjkss=exp=2040694921~hmac=9c9c193d9c1fc429c6a96e8c62167035642cdf24ab858f07979f2c6a5118385d)
Paoluccio
![Columbarium, Cimitero del Verano, Familie Polia, Lelli, Bellucci](https://format.creatorcdn.com/0e33ef5b-5bb1-40b6-ae27-e4a6706dd127/0/0/0/0,0,1064,1604,1600,1604/0-0-0/17928223-37d2-43bc-bf27-ed48519efc22/1/1/3615+POLIA+2+copy.jpg?fjkss=exp=2040694921~hmac=2f6a083a5a383abf9b5a92ba2609af5fdc74b9f27ae71e6b7e9de19927c4f88a)
Polia - Lelli- Bellucci
![Columbarium, Cimitero del Verano, Familie Da Urbino, Duchi, Sparaciari](https://format.creatorcdn.com/0e33ef5b-5bb1-40b6-ae27-e4a6706dd127/0/0/0/0,0,1040,1600,1600,1600/0-0-0/0d6cf3fd-2e3c-4486-a928-9874974e46ac/1/1/3645+FRANCESCO+DA+URBINO+fade.jpg?fjkss=exp=2040694921~hmac=b4ba35a625722792c1f0ad206ffab6af80d922be203f3a5ded268b740833e349)
Da Urbino - Duchi, Sparaciari
![Columbarium, Cimitero del Verano, Familie Mariani](https://format.creatorcdn.com/0e33ef5b-5bb1-40b6-ae27-e4a6706dd127/0/0/0/0,0,1600,1062,1600,1200/0-0-0/a1e90f26-a0ea-466c-b5b8-d7073a0203ea/1/1/3656+MARIANI+2+copy.jpg?fjkss=exp=2040694921~hmac=ed8a96a3bfc03e86a44b2577c01816e84c113938203c6d6794705276d97155c1)
Mariani (2015)
![Columbarium, Cimitero del Verano, Familie Silveri](https://format.creatorcdn.com/0e33ef5b-5bb1-40b6-ae27-e4a6706dd127/0/0/0/0,0,1108,1596,1600,1596/0-0-0/c3c03530-89c3-499d-982d-dd50fe42ce81/1/1/3659+SILVERI+2+copy.jpg?fjkss=exp=2040694921~hmac=e1e1ae3b9338b850a380cd1b046f5bd7b025b72ae00524562126fcdecf3332e5)
Silveri
![Columbarium, Cimitero del Verano, Unknown](https://format.creatorcdn.com/0e33ef5b-5bb1-40b6-ae27-e4a6706dd127/0/0/0/0,0,1596,1512,1596,1200/0-0-0/aef31e58-3f9a-4bde-a7be-44d31a59fc64/1/1/3666+UNKNOWN+3+copy.jpg?fjkss=exp=2040694921~hmac=5f9d3a16605b6986b799e3c328f5a655b21b5566d365d43e9274ecdf80ba2736)
Ignoto
![Columbarium, Cimitero del Verano, Rosati, Persichini, Ionacci](https://format.creatorcdn.com/0e33ef5b-5bb1-40b6-ae27-e4a6706dd127/0/0/0/0,0,1212,1605,1600,1605/0-0-0/3f91a0e9-3234-404f-abc8-c10885be9b45/1/1/3667+ROSATI+2+copy.jpg?fjkss=exp=2040694921~hmac=d49e7f55da1740dbd2fae3432778c0d81a785690fa19f3e0436948c94f8cd0fe)
Famiglie Rosati, Persichini, Ionacci
![Columbarium, Cimitero del Verano, Familie Landi](https://format.creatorcdn.com/0e33ef5b-5bb1-40b6-ae27-e4a6706dd127/0/0/0/0,0,1600,1080,1600,1200/0-0-0/bf8ebbd5-293f-481d-8ac5-1a8e436bbd57/1/1/6634a+Landi+copy.jpg?fjkss=exp=2040694921~hmac=ebba8ab18fcd7365d263a8724f2f824c838f80b86a659dc387a427b905b23a65)
Famiglia Landi
![Columbarium, Cimitero del Verano, Familie Matteucci](https://format.creatorcdn.com/0e33ef5b-5bb1-40b6-ae27-e4a6706dd127/0/0/0/0,0,1600,1200,1600,1200/0-0-0/0131c64a-7510-4b53-9a37-01bade475a1c/1/1/6660+Matteucci+copy.jpg?fjkss=exp=2040694921~hmac=f4e55c19ea8db419b992f292d3d301d2f3365d7efa1691d89ed738cd65a8bc9c)
Matteucci
![Columbarium, Cimitero del Verano, Familie Valfredo, Abilia, Casilla](https://format.creatorcdn.com/0e33ef5b-5bb1-40b6-ae27-e4a6706dd127/0/0/0/0,0,1100,1608,1600,1608/0-0-0/e8cafb3e-0e5a-4f97-97b7-b27b4e5cdefb/1/1/6792a+Casella+copy.jpg?fjkss=exp=2040694921~hmac=20fad44bf5bb2c76cd2af87a4ae2872e68a7403afaa0216fbf2709819f74d565)
Valfredo - Abilia - Casilla
![Columbarium, Cimitero del Verano, Familie Borzelli](https://format.creatorcdn.com/0e33ef5b-5bb1-40b6-ae27-e4a6706dd127/0/0/0/0,0,1600,1065,1600,1200/0-0-0/0bea9fc3-9456-4ab3-a4c2-56e9d63f359d/1/1/6819+Borzelli+squared+Inst.jpg?fjkss=exp=2040694921~hmac=fe4ce00d097be7dce570a1d07fa34a5aaadd3577ef8796a619fdab796f783587)
Famiglia Borzelli
![Columbarium, Cimitero del Verano, Familie Colombi](https://format.creatorcdn.com/0e33ef5b-5bb1-40b6-ae27-e4a6706dd127/0/0/0/0,0,1600,1065,1600,1200/0-0-0/d363fbd1-2da0-4847-a94d-06884e14dde5/1/1/6832b+Columbi+copy.jpg?fjkss=exp=2040694921~hmac=fe4ce00d097be7dce570a1d07fa34a5aaadd3577ef8796a619fdab796f783587)
Colombi
![Columbarium, Cimitero del Verano, Familie Mariani](https://format.creatorcdn.com/0e33ef5b-5bb1-40b6-ae27-e4a6706dd127/0/0/0/0,0,1600,1200,1600,1200/0-0-0/7fb421fb-cb07-4bae-aea0-f7d2401fa072/1/1/6846e+Mariani+copy.jpg?fjkss=exp=2040694921~hmac=f4e55c19ea8db419b992f292d3d301d2f3365d7efa1691d89ed738cd65a8bc9c)
Mariani (2018)
![Columbarium, Cimitero del Verano, Unknown](https://format.creatorcdn.com/0e33ef5b-5bb1-40b6-ae27-e4a6706dd127/0/0/0/0,0,1600,1071,1600,1200/0-0-0/13443a6e-6399-4069-a6a5-e56d6dfed5ed/1/1/6857a+Ignoto+%2815+Mesi%29+copy.jpg?fjkss=exp=2040694921~hmac=f8b4682ef099d0a5820e51f7d5a3bc2a6abf5319535baf5fcf030a70bf2029f6)
Ignoto (15 Mesi)
![Columbarium, Cimitero del Verano, Familie Corrieri](https://format.creatorcdn.com/0e33ef5b-5bb1-40b6-ae27-e4a6706dd127/0/0/0/0,0,1553,1101,1553,1200/0-0-0/c1ade33b-3e5a-44bd-a0eb-c3363d2ba639/1/1/6884b+Corrieri+copy.jpg?fjkss=exp=2040694921~hmac=05c36fc60f16ca29a65c8e6e95653b99a296929838919c053f82565ebb0e363c)
Famiglia Corrieri