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Crématorium d'Uccle

Crématorium d'Uccle
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Architect
Lucien De Vestel
Date
1932 (begun 1930)
Type
funerary heritage
Style
Art Deco
City
Brussels
Status
inventoried
Address
Avenue du Silence 61, 1180 Uccle

Uccle crematorium on Avenue du Silence, next to the Saint-Gilles cemetery, attributed to the architect Lucien De Vestel and built from 1930 to 1932. Cremation was legalised by the law of 21 March 1932 and the first cremation took place there on 20 June 1932. The site is now run by Cremabru.

Translated from the French original.

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Entry checked in October 2026

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