Kurhan w Karniowicach

worth seeing, an unusual form of a cemetery

The barrow is a modern facility that combines ancient and modern elements and is the first enterprise of this type in Europe. In the middle of the barrow there is a chapel, and on two levels an eternal resting place has been prepared for about 2,500 dead. The metal cross at the top of the barrow acts as a barrow ventilation. The building was built on the initiative of priest Stanisław Fijałek. The facility was built on the initiative of Fr. Stanislaw Fijałka. The barrow is a 16 m high and 26 m diameter building, with a reinforced concrete structure covered with soil on which grass grows. At the top there is a metal pipe cross that performs the function of barrow ventilation. In the middle there is a chapel with an area of ​​200 m, and on two levels a place of eternal rest was prepared for about 2,500 dead. The project combines ancient and modern elements and is a cross between catacombs, royal crypts and medieval burial mounds with a modern method of embalming the corpse and a computer system supporting the whole. Coffins with embalmed bodies will be assembled in special recesses on the wall of the funeral chapel, and then urns with ashes. Through the use of so-called. Thanatopraxia (techniques for the mineralization of dead bodies) is prevented from breaking down. After a period of 4 years, they crumble to dust, after which they are placed in small urns.

Interesting building. It is a pity that there is not enough money to support it. Although it is a place of eternal rest, it is worth entering and seeing this place inside.

Nice initiative, but the idea of ​​Father Fijałka did not quite come to pass. Object very neglected. Checked in 2017. May 2019 - no changes. It is very sad to look.

An interesting building, impressive - infinite, it is surprising that in such a small town there is such a thing, and is she right there?