This volume presents an extensive historical and architectural analysis of funerary monuments and cemetery landscapes within the Western European tradition. The study situates sepulchral architecture within a longue durée perspective, beginning with classical precedents and tracing the evolution of commemorative forms through medieval, early modern, and modern contexts. Particular attention is devoted to the symbolic, religious, and urbanistic dimensions of burial spaces, as well as to the aesthetic and spatial organization of cemeteries as designed environments. By integrating architectural history with cultural and ritual analysis, the work establishes funerary architecture as a significant yet historically underexamined field within the study of European built heritage. James Stevens Curl (1937-2025) was a distinguished architectural historian and scholar known for his extensive research on architectural history, cemeteries, and memorial culture. Over the course of his career he produced numerous influential publications, including works on Victorian architecture, Freemasonry, and the history of architectural theory. Curl held academic positions in the United Kingdom and was widely recognized for his rigorous scholarship and strong critical perspectives on modern architectural developments.