Laeken Cemetery

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Laeken Cemetery
Cimetière de Laeken (French) Begraafplaats van Laken (Dutch)
View of the Church of Our Lady of Laeken
Details
Established	1275
Location	Laeken, City of Brussels, Brussels-Capital Region
Country	Belgium
Coordinates	50°52′46″N 4°21′11″E / 50.87944°N 4.35306°E / 50.87944; 4.35306
Type	Public, non-denominational
Size	6.3 hectares (16 acres)

Laeken Cemetery (French: Cimetière de Laeken; Dutch: Begraafplaats van Laken) in Brussels, Belgium, is the city's oldest cemetery still in function and the resting place of the Belgian royal family. It is known as the Belgian Père Lachaise, after Paris' famous cemetery, because it is the burial place of the rich and the famous and for the abundance of its funerary heritage.