# receiving vault

> structure designed to temporarily store dead bodies in winter months when the ground is too frozen to dig a permanent grave

**Wikidata**: [Q7302334](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7302334)  
**Wikipedia**: [English](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Receiving_vault)  
**Source**: https://4ort.xyz/entity/receiving-vault


## References

1. Art & Architecture Thesaurus