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Cementerio de Recoleta
Apparently, Eva Peron is buried here, but I didn't find her grave. Odd, as the place is not very large. This is the most fashionable bit of the city to be buried in, and plots cost more than down town apartments. The heyday of the cemetery (and indeed the city) was in the 1920s, so there are some nice Art Deco embellishments to many of the mausolea. Most of it is well kept up, but a few of the tombs are in shockingly bad repair.
The overal quality of the architecture is good, but the cemetery lacks the variety that on finds in the cemeterio monumentale in Milan, or the graveyard at Vysehrad in Prague. There is some statuary, however.
Some of it seems almost "mediterranean fascist" in inspiration. Then again, I believe that Argentina has a long historical connections with Italy, politica and otherwise.
Is that Benito Mussolini?
Most of the work here is nice, but conventional.
There are, however, a few rather interesting and more "modern" looking mausolea, such as this one for casualties of the war were Argentina teamed up with Brazil and Uraguay to try and eliminate Paraguay. The war had terrible consequences for Paraguay. The war left Paraguay utterly prostrate; its prewar population of approximately 525,000 was reduced to about 221,000 in 1871, of which only about 28,000 were men.
I haven't been to Paraguay, so I don't know what their take on the war is- I imagine it is seen as a tad less glorious than in the point of view of the Argentines.
As I said before, some of the tombs seem to be, at best, under repair, and at worst, falling apart. This leads to some interesting photographic opportunities.
Interestingly, the above ground structures all seem to lead to rather large underground chambers.
I hadn't the stomach to see what was inside this box, exposed to the elements.
Nor this one:
Apparently, Eva Peron is buried here, but I didn't find her grave. Odd, as the place is not very large. This is the most fashionable bit of the city to be buried in, and plots cost more than down town apartments. The heyday of the cemetery (and indeed the city) was in the 1920s, so there are some nice Art Deco embellishments to many of the mausolea. Most of it is well kept up, but a few of the tombs are in shockingly bad repair.
The overal quality of the architecture is good, but the cemetery lacks the variety that on finds in the cemeterio monumentale in Milan, or the graveyard at Vysehrad in Prague. There is some statuary, however.
Some of it seems almost "mediterranean fascist" in inspiration. Then again, I believe that Argentina has a long historical connections with Italy, politica and otherwise.
Is that Benito Mussolini?
Most of the work here is nice, but conventional.
There are, however, a few rather interesting and more "modern" looking mausolea, such as this one for casualties of the war were Argentina teamed up with Brazil and Uraguay to try and eliminate Paraguay. The war had terrible consequences for Paraguay. The war left Paraguay utterly prostrate; its prewar population of approximately 525,000 was reduced to about 221,000 in 1871, of which only about 28,000 were men.
I haven't been to Paraguay, so I don't know what their take on the war is- I imagine it is seen as a tad less glorious than in the point of view of the Argentines.
As I said before, some of the tombs seem to be, at best, under repair, and at worst, falling apart. This leads to some interesting photographic opportunities.
Interestingly, the above ground structures all seem to lead to rather large underground chambers.
I hadn't the stomach to see what was inside this box, exposed to the elements.
Nor this one:
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It's like a mini-city, very elaborate.
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The last two are particularly jarring. Thanks for taking us on a journey through this beautiful and sad, silent city!
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There is something about grave stones that is so intriguing. They raise so many questions and yield so few answers.
Do you think the next to last image was the result of grave robbers, perhaps?
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I don't think so. The Cemetery is actually, for the most pary, well kept up and definitely guarded. I have no idea why certain sites seem to be in the condition they are in.
Very interesting images, and monuments, and insights.
Thanks for the tour, I have never been to BA!!
Also, Thank You again for your help on things to see in Portugal, not only did we use it for our trip last year, but have printed it off for our one this October.
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Craig
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Glad to hear you are going back. Did you post some pics of your last trip?