Where is a cremation niche typically located?

• A. Lobby.
• B. Columbarium.
• C. Church basement.
• D. Family home.

Answer: (B)

A cremation niche is a small compartment built into a wall as part of a columbarium, and it’s designed to securely hold an urn with cremated remains. That dedicated structure—the columbarium—provides many niches arranged for easy viewing and memorialization, typically within a cemetery, funeral home, or church complex. Because the niche is a defined, permanent storage space for cremated remains, the columbarium is the natural and correct location.

A lobby, while it might display urns temporarily or for viewing, isn’t the purpose-built place for interment. A church basement could house memorials sometimes, but it isn’t the standard facility designed for cremation niches. A family home is private and not an institutional interment space, so it doesn’t serve as a proper location for a cremation niche.