Bellu Cemetery

Bellu Cemetery
	Entrance to Bellu Cemetery
Details
Established	1858
Location	Șerban Vodă Way, Sector 4, Bucharest
Country	Romania
Coordinates	44°24′14″N 26°06′00″E / 44.40389°N 26.10000°ECoordinates: 44°24′14″N 26°06′00″E / 44.40389°N 26.10000°E
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] The cemetery covers 54 acres and it is one of the most authentic cultural attractions in Bucharest.^[2]

Hours[]

The cemetery is open every day from 8:30 AM to 8 PM. On public holidays the visiting hours may differ.

Notable interments[]

Elena Alistar, physician and politician
Theodor Aman, painter and illustrator
Ana Aslan, biologist and physician
Aurel Babeș, scientist and physician
George Bacovia, writer
Ioan Bălan, bishop
Leopoldina Bălănuță, actress
Eugen Barbu, journalist, pamphleteer, polemicist, publicist, novelist, scenarist, and politician
Ion Barbu, poet and mathematician
Marga Barbu, actress
Radu Beligan, actor
Carol Benesch, architect
Ion Besoiu, actor
Andrei Blaier, director and scenarist
[ro], lawyer and politician
Dimitrie Brândză, botanist
Theodor Burghele, surgeon and academic
[ro], writer and translator
Șerban Cantacuzino, actor
Ion Luca Caragiale, playwright, novelist, pamphleteer, theater director, political commentator and journalist
Toma Caragiu, actor
Jules Cazaban, actor
[ro], actress and singer
Radu Câmpeanu, economist, jurist, and politician
Constantin Cândea, chemist
Alexandru Cernat, general and politician
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
[ro], journalist
George Constantin, actor
Corneliu Coposu, politician and founder of the Christian Democratic National Peasants' Party
George Coșbuc, poet, literary critic and translator
Constantin Cristescu, general
Sergiu Cunescu, politician
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
Victor Eftimiu, poet and playwright
Mihai Eminescu, poet, writer, and journalist
Paul Everac, playwright
Grigore Filipescu, politician, journalist, and engineer
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
[ro], chronicler
Spiru Haret, mathematician, astronomer, and teacher
Iulia Hasdeu, poet
Ignacio Hidalgo de Cisneros, Spanish military aviator (in 1994 his remains moved to Spain)
Nicolae Hortolomei, surgeon
Emil Hossu, actor
Iuliu Hossu, bishop, political prisoner and cardinal
Alexandru Ionescu, (socialist militant)
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
Antonie Iorgovan, jurist, professor, and politician
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
[ro], mathematician, diplomat, essayist
Manea Mănescu, Prime Minister
Lia Manoliu, Olympic athlete
Ștefania Mărăcineanu, physicist
Gabriel Marinescu, general and politician
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
Gherman Pântea, soldier and politician
Hortensia Papadat-Bengescu, writer and novelist
Anca Parghel, jazz singer and teacher
Dinu Patriciu, billionaire businessman and politician
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
Elie Radu, civil engineer and academic
[ro], singer
Dem Rădulescu, actor and professor
Constantin Rădulescu-Motru, philosopher, psychologist, teacher, politician, playwright and theater director
Colea Răutu, actor
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
Constantin Sănătescu, general and Prime Minister of Romania
Anastase Simu, art collector
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
Octavian Codru Tăslăuanu, magazine publisher and politician
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
Alice Voinescu, writer, academic, translator
Gheorghe Vrănceanu, mathematician
Traian Vuia, inventor and aviation pioneer
A. D. Xenopol, academician, historian, philosopher, economist, teacher, sociologist, and writer