Cementerio de la Chacarita
Also known as la Chacarita , Cementerio del Oeste
Chacarita, Ciudad Autónoma de Buenos Aires, Capital Federal, Argentina
Cementerio de la Chacarita is a vast 235-acre necropolis in the suburbs of Buenos Aires. It is known as the National Cemetery and is the largest cemetery in Argentina. It opened on April 14, 1871 in the middle of a deadly yellow fever epidemic, requiring the burial of hundreds of people every day. There is row after row of family mausoleums with elaborate monuments and statues nested along the tree-lined lanes. Some of the mausoleums are in disrepair, while others have been well-maintained. There is a 30-foot-high wall around most of the cemetery. Numerous persons of interest, such as intellectuals, artists, politicians, musicians, sportsman, authors and others, have found their final resting place here.
Cementerio de la Chacarita is a vast 235-acre necropolis in the suburbs of Buenos Aires. It is known as the National Cemetery and is the largest cemetery in Argentina. It opened on April 14, 1871 in the middle of a deadly yellow fever epidemic, requiring the burial of hundreds of people every day. There is row after row of family mausoleums with elaborate monuments and statues nested along the tree-lined lanes. Some of the mausoleums are in disrepair, while others have been well-maintained. There is a 30-foot-high wall around most of the cemetery. Numerous persons of interest, such as intellectuals, artists, politicians, musicians, sportsman, authors and others, have found their final resting place here.
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- Added: 22 Jul 2001
- Find a Grave Cemetery ID: 639496
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