Molenbeek-Saint-Jean Cemetery

The cemetery contains fine examples of 19th-century funerary art. Examples include: • the burial galleries and columbarium from 1880, spurred on by Émile Bockstael, after his earlier initiative at Laeken Cemetery • the Art Nouveau funerary monument of the Des Cressonnières family by Victor Horta (1894) • the tomb of the Beelaert family with a bronze sculpture by Amédée Hamoir • the funerary monument of the Jean De Maerschalck family by Ernest Salu File:Molenbeek Cemetery (1).jpg|General view File:Molenbeek Cemetery (4).jpg|Gravestones File:Molenbeek Cemetery (15).jpg|Entrance of the columbarium File:Molenbeek Cemetery (11).jpg|Columbarium File:Molenbeek Cemetery (5).jpg|Detail of the columbarium ==Notable interments==

Personalities buried there include: • Henri Hollevoet (1833–1911), mayor from 1879 to 1911 • Ernest Kindermans (1875–1932), founder of the Kaaitheater • Eugène Laermans (1864–1940), painter and engraver • Edmond Machtens (1902–1978), mayor from 1939 to 1978 • Louise Charlotte Massart (1880–1906), dramaturge • Louis Mettewie (1855–1942), mayor from 1919 to 1938 • Henry Meuwis (1870–1935), painter • Sander Pierron (1872–1945), writer and art critic • Jean-Baptiste Piron (1896–1974), military officer, best known for his role in the Free Belgian forces during World War II • Édouard Van Haelen (1895–1936), swimmer and 1920 Summer Olympics medalist ==See also==