memorial gardens

Resting place park

Memorial gardens are landscaped grounds designed for burial, remembrance, or commemorating the dead—essentially a cemetery with an emphasis on park-like aesthetics.

The term suggests manicured lawns, trees, and plantings rather than rows of traditional headstones: Her ashes were interred at the memorial gardens outside town.

Some memorial gardens are dedicated to specific groups or events: a memorial garden for veterans, the 9/11 memorial gardens.

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purpose/function

memorial gardenscrematorium

Corpse incineration facility

slaughterhouse · killing field · battleground · war zone · death camp

temporal orientation

memorial gardensmaternity ward

Hospital section for childbirth

birthing center · delivery room · nursery · wedding venue · fertility clinic

atmosphere/emotional register

memorial gardensamusement park

Recreational attraction complex

fairground · carnival · nightclub · dance hall · beer garden

Family

memorial, gardens

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Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Negative · Everyday, not technical · Rated G