crypt
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The exhibition is organized into six themed “chambers” devoted to Gothic horror, psychological horror, science, slashers, religion and ghosts, with settings ranging from a shadowy crypt to a killer’s house and a haunted living room.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 1, 2026
For safe-keeping, the flag is displayed in very low light, giving the chamber a sacred feel, like a cathedral crypt.
From Salon ● Sep. 25, 2026
Inside the memorial is a crypt containing the remains of more than 1,000 other soldiers.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 15, 2026
When the structure is completed and the scaffolding dismantled, the tower will be blessed on June 10 to coincide with the centenary of the death of Gaudi, whose body lies in the basilica's crypt.
From Barron's ● Feb. 10, 2026
Gunners sleep, nuns in a crypt beneath the cathedral sleep, children in old corsairs’ cellars sleep in the laps of sleeping mothers.
From "All the Light We Cannot See" by Anthony Doerr
Brontë was fascinated by silent crypts and tormenting passions.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 22, 2026
The gut is made up of tiny structures called crypts, each formed from a single stem cell.
From Science Daily ● Jan. 10, 2026
The preserved corpses were unintentionally mummified when they were buried in crypts in a dry, mineral-rich soil environment in the mining state of Guanajuato.
From Seattle Times ● May 27, 2024
There are vaults and crypts beneath the floor of the house, although these are no longer in use.
From BBC ● Apr. 24, 2024
He thought of the crypts and those missing swords.
From "A Dance with Dragons" by George R. R. Martin
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