Recoleta Cemetery

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The cemetery started as holy grounds. It was home to friars of the Orden de los Recoletos Descalzos until 1822 when Governor Martin Rodriguez and his minister Bernardino Rivadavia outlawed the practice of using churches as burial grounds.

The cemetery is laid out like a well planned city. Neat city blocks with 90 degree corners are well kept and covered in stone and concrete. There are street names on every corner, and even a town center which contains most of the plant life of the cemetery. For the most part rock, marble, stone, concrete and brass are all you can see on the narrow streets between the mausoleums, so it is a treat to see the trees and grass in the center.

Each mausoleum represents a different style of architecture from Greek temples and pyramids to fairy tale like castles. Again like a downtown of a city each mausoleum touches the walls of the next, a straight line dividing two different types of architecture. The fronts of the tombs are adorned with angles, carvings of Jesus, stained glass windows and plaques with the names of the deceased.


Address: Calle Junín 1790, Buenos Aires, Argentina
Location: Plaza Francesa
Hours: Daily 8a.m. to 6p.m..
Phone: (54) 11 4804-7040 & (54) 11 7803-1594
Entrance Fee: Free
Map of Recoleta Cemetery: 3 pesos
English Tours: Free tours Tue & Thur 11a.m.


Bus: 10, 37, 38, 59, 60, 61, 62, 92, 93, 101, 102, 108, 110.

$1 peso per person.

http://www.buenosairescityguide.com/Museums-Culture/Recoleta-Cemetery/




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