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St. Petersburg Plans Europe’s Largest Crematorium Expansion

9/30/2025

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St. Petersburg plans to expand and modernize its crematorium, aiming for Europe's largest.
The design phase costs 207 million rubles ($2.51 million).
Six new Czech-made Tabo furnaces will raise total to 20, enabling about 240 daily cremations.
The project adds a cremation hall, cold storage, funeral halls with hydraulic lifts, skylights, upgraded utilities.
The current crematorium opened in 1973.

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Story summary

St. Petersburg plans to expand and modernize its crematorium, aiming for Europe's largest.
The design phase costs 207 million rubles ($2.51 million).
Six new Czech-made Tabo furnaces will raise total to 20, enabling about 240 daily cremations.
The project adds a cremation hall, cold storage, funeral halls with hydraulic lifts, skylights, upgraded utilities.
The current crematorium opened in 1973.