Bellu Cemetery
Șerban Vodă 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. The cemetery covers 54 acres and it is one of the most authentic cultural attractions in Bucharest.Hours
The cemetery is open every day from 8:30 AM to 8 PM. On public holidays the visiting hours may differ.Notable interments
- Theodor Aman, painter and illustrator
- Ana Aslan, biologist and physician
- Aurel Babeș, scientist and physician
- George Bacovia, writer
- Ioan Bălan, bishop
- Eugen Barbu, journalist, pamphleteer, polemicist, publicist, novelist, scenarist and politician
- Ion Barbu, poet and mathematician
- Radu Beligan, actor
- Carol Benesch, architect
- Ion Besoiu, actor
- Andrei Blaier, director and scenarist
- , lawyer and politician
- Dimitrie Brândză, botanist
- Theodor Burghele, surgeon and academic
- , writer and translator
- Șerban Cantacuzino, actor
- Ion Luca Caragiale, playwright, novelist, pamphleteer, theater director, political commentator and journalist
- Toma Caragiu, actor
- Jules Cazaban, actor
- , actress and singer
- Constantin Cândea, chemist
- 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
- Constantin Cristescu, general
- 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
- Gheorghe Dinică, actor
- Ion Dolănescu, singer
- Corneliu Dragalina, general
- Ion Dragalina, general
- Mihai Drăgănescu, engineer
- 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
- Nicolae Hortolomei, surgeon
- Emil Hossu, actor
- Iuliu Hossu, bishop, political prisoner and cardinal
- Alexandru Ionescu,
- Nae Ionescu, philosopher, logician, teacher and journalist
- Șerban Ionescu, actor
- Iorgu Iordan, linguist, philologist and communist politician
- 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
- Constantin Istrati, chemist, president of the Romanian Academy
- Panait Istrati, writer
- Nicolae Labiș, poet
- Iacob Lahovary, general and politician
- 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
- , mathematician, diplomat, essayist
- Manea Mănescu, Prime Minister
- Lia Manoliu, Olympic athlete
- Ștefania Mărăcineanu, physicist
- Cornel Medrea, sculptor
- Ioan Luchian Mihalea, composer, conductor and television host
- Matei Millo, actor
- Mina Minovici, forensic scientist
- Ion Minulescu, poet and writer
- Angela Moldovan, singer
- Ovidiu Iuliu Moldovan, actor
- Traian Moșoiu, general
- Tudor Mușatescu, poet, writer, playwright and humorist
- Mircea Nedelciu, writer
- Alexandru Odobescu, writer, archaeologist and politician
- Dimitrie Paciurea, sculptor
- Zenovie Pâclișanu, historian, diplomat and cleric
- 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
- Camil Petrescu, novelist, playwright, philosopher and poet
- Cezar Petrescu, novelist, translator and journalist
- Gică Petrescu, singer and composer
- Adrian Pintea, actor
- Florian Pittiș, actor, director, translator and folk singer
- David Praporgescu, general
- Marin Preda, academician, novelist, writer and communist deputy in the Great National Assembly
- George Pruteanu, literary critic and politician
- , 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
- Radu R. Rosetti, general, military historian, and librarian
- Mihail Sadoveanu, writer, storyteller, novelist, academician and politician
- Dan Spătaru, singer
- Cristina Stamate, actress
- Zaharia Stancu, writer, poet, novelist, theater director, journalist and publicist
- Nichita Stănescu, poet, writer, essayist
- Tatiana Stepa, folk singer
- Valeriu Sterian, musician, singer and composer
- Laura Stoica, singer, composer and actress
- Constantin Tănase, actor
- Maria Tănase, singer
- Ionel Teodoreanu, novelist and lawyer
- Șerban Țițeica, quantum physicist
- Mihaela Ursuleasa, pianist
- Radu Vasile, historian and Prime Minister of Romania
- Grigore Vasiliu Birlic, actor
- Iancu Văcărescu, poet
- Tudor Vianu, esthetician, literary critic and historian, poet, essayist, philosopher and translator
- Aurel Vlaicu, engineer, inventor and aviation pioneer
- Alexandru Vlahuță, writer
- Traian Vuia, inventor and aviation pioneer
- A. D. Xenopol, academician, historian, philosopher, economist, teacher, sociologist and writer
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