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Bellu cemetery

Entrance to Bellu cemetery
Details
Established	1858
Location	Șerban Vodă Way, Sector 4, Bucharest
Country	Romania
Coordinates	44°24′13.79″N 26°5′59.11″E / 44.4038306°N 26.0997528°E / 44.4038306; 26.0997528Coordinates: 44°24′13.79″N 26°5′59.11″E / 44.4038306°N 26.0997528°E / 44.4038306; 26.0997528
Type	Public

Famous graves

Alley of Artists, from left to right: Ion Luca Caragiale, Mihai Eminescu and Mihail Sadoveanu

Alexandru Macedonski

Gheorghe Gheorghiu-Dej

Șerban Vodă cemetery (commonly known as Bellu cemetery) is the largest and most famous cemetery in Bucharest, Romania.

It is located on a plot of land donated to the local administration by Baron Barbu Bellu. It has been in use since 1858.^[1] It has 54 acres and it is one of the most authentic cultural attractions in Bucharest.^[2]

Hours

Everyday 8 30 AM - 08 PM. On public holidays the visiting hours may differ.

Notable interments

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  Theodor Aman, painter and illustrator


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  Ana Aslan, biologist and physician


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  George Bacovia, writer


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  Eugen Barbu, journalist, pamphleteer, polemicist, publicist, novelist, scenarist and politician


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  Ion Barbu, poet and mathematician


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  Carol Benesch, architect


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  Ion Besoiu, actor


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  Andrei Blaier, director and scenarist


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  Eusebiu Camilar, writer and translator


• 
  Șerban Cantacuzino, actor


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  Ion Luca Caragiale, playwright, novelist, pamphleteer, theater director, political commentator and journalist


• 
  Toma Caragiu, actor


• 
  Jules Cazaban, actor


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  Anda Călugăreanu, actress and singer


• 
  Constantin Cândea, chemist


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  Liviu Ciulei, director, actor, scenographer, architect and professor


• 
  Henri Coandă, engineer, physicist, inventor and aviation pioneer


• 
  N. D. Cocea, lawyer, writer, journalist, publicist and politician


• 
  Corneliu Coposu, politician and founder of the Christian Democratic National Peasants' Party
  


• 
  George Coșbuc, poet, literary critic and translator


• 
  Hariclea Darclée, soprano


• 
  Gheorghe Gheorghiu-Dej, President of the State Council
  


• 
  Anghel Demetriescu, historian and writer


• 
  Ovid Densusianu, philologist, linguist, folklorist, literary historian and poet


• 
  Ion Diaconescu, politician and anticommunist activist


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  Gheorghe Dinică, actor


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  Ion Dolănescu, singer


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  Mihai Eminescu, poet, writer and journalist


• 
  Paul Everac, playwright


• 
  Eugen Filotti, diplomat, publicist and writer


• 
  Mihai Fotino, actor


• 
  Emil Gârleanu, writer, director, scenarist and journalist


• 
  Nicholas Georgescu-Roegen, mathematician, statistician, teacher and economist


• 
  Evlogi and Hristo Georgiev
  


• 
  Dimitrie Gusti, philosopher, sociologist and esthetician


• 
  Spiru Haret, mathematician, astronomer and teacher


• 
  Iulia Hasdeu, poet


• 
  Ignacio Hidalgo de Cisneros, Spanish military aviator (in 1994 his remnants moved to Spain)


• 
  Emil Hossu, actor


• 
  Iuliu Hossu, bishop, political prisoner and cardinal


• 
  Nae Ionescu, philosopher, logician, teacher and journalist


• 
  Șerban Ionescu, actor


• 
  Iorgu Iordan, linguist, philologist and communist politician


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  Nicolae Iorga, historian, literary critic, librarian, playwright, poet, encyclopedist, memoirist and Prime Minister of Romania
  


• 
  Ștefan Octavian Iosif, poet and translator


• 
  Petre Ispirescu, editor, folklorist, storyteller, writer and typographer


• 
  Panait Istrati, writer


• 
  Nicolae Labiș, poet


• 
  Constantin Lecca, painter and drawing teacher


• 
  Ștefan Luchian, painter


• 
  Alexandru Macedonski, poet, writer, playwright and publicist


• 
  Titu Maiorescu, lawyer, writer, philosopher, founder of Junimea and Prime Minister of Romania
  


• 
  Lia Manoliu, Olympic athlete


• 
  Ioan Luchian Mihalea, composer, conductor and television host


• 
  Matei Millo, actor


• 
  Ion Minulescu, poet and writer


• 
  Angela Moldovan, singer


• 
  Ovidiu Iuliu Moldovan, actor


• 
  Tudor Mușatescu, poet, writer, playwright and humorist


• 
  Mircea Nedelciu, writer


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  Alexandru Odobescu, writer, archaeologist and politician


• 
  Dimitrie Paciurea, sculptor


• 
  Theodor Pallady, painter


• 
  Hortensia Papadat-Bengescu, writer and novelist


• 
  Anca Parghel, jazz singer and teacher


• 
  Adrian Păunescu, writer, literary critic, essayist, poet, publicist, translator and politician


• 
  Amza Pellea, actor


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  Camil Petrescu, novelist, playwright, philosopher and poet


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  Cezar Petrescu, novelist, translator and journalist


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  Gică Petrescu, singer and composer


• 
  Adrian Pintea, actor


• 
  Florian Pittiș, actor, director, translator and folk singer


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  Marin Preda, academician, novelist, writer and communist deputy in the Great National Assembly
  


• 
  Ioana Radu, singer


• 
  Dem Rădulescu, actor and professor


• 
  Constantin Rădulescu-Motru, philosopher, psychologist, teacher, politician, playwright and theater director


• 
  Liviu Rebreanu, writer and playwright


• 
  C. A. Rosetti, politician, publicist and leader of the Wallachian Revolution of 1848
  


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  Mihail Sadoveanu, writer, storyteller, novelist, academician and politician


• 
  Dan Spătaru, singer


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  Cristina Stamate, actress


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  Zaharia Stancu, writer, poet, novelist, theater director, journalist and publicist


• 
  Nichita Stănescu, poet, writer, essayist


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  Tatiana Stepa, folk singer


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  Valeriu Sterian, musician, singer and composer


• 
  Laura Stoica, singer, composer and actress


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  Constantin Tănase, actor


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  Maria Tănase, singer


• 
  Ionel Teodoreanu, novelist and lawyer


• Mircea Trifu, poet and epigramist


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  Mihaela Ursuleasa, pianist


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  Radu Vasile, historian and Prime Minister of Romania
  


• 
  Radu Beligan, actor


• 
  Grigore Vasiliu Birlic, actor


• 
  Iancu Văcărescu, poet


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  Tudor Vianu, esthetician, literary critic and historian, poet, essayist, philosopher and translator


• 
  Aurel Vlaicu, engineer, inventor and aviation pioneer


• 
  Alexandru Vlahuță, writer


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  Traian Vuia, inventor and aviation pioneer


• 
  A. D. Xenopol, academician, historian, philosopher, economist, teacher, sociologist and writer

Gallery

References

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