La Recoleta Cemetery, Buenos Aires, Argentina (1822)

Artist/Designer: Próspero Catelin

Project Location: Buenos Aires, Argentina

Figure 1: View down an alley ( Source | Accessed : July 6, 2023 | Photographer: Jorge Láscar )

Figure 2: Front gates ( Source | Accessed : July 6, 2023 | Photographer: infelix )

Figure 3: View of Ramón L Falcón's mausoleum with a view of Buenos Aires behind. ( Source | Accessed : July 6, 2023 | Photographer: Jrivell )

Figure 4: The cemetery cats ( Source | Accessed : July 6, 2023 | Photographer: https://www.flickr.com/photos/erlucho/4096600755/ )

Figure 5: Mausoleum ( Photographer: Chloe Friedenberg )

Figure 6: Mausoleum ( Photographer: Chloe Friedenberg )

Figure 7: Mausoleum ( Photographer: Chloe Friedenberg )

Figure 8: Inside a tomb ( Source | Accessed : July 6, 2023 | Photographer: Michael Klein )

Figure 9: Inside a mausoleum or tomb ( Source | Accessed : July 6, 2023 | Photographer: Justin De La Ornellas )

Figure 10: Inside a sparsely populated mausoleum ( Source | Accessed : July 6, 2023 | Photographer: Wally Gobetz )

Figure 11: Down the stairs inside a mausoleum ( Source | Accessed : July 6, 2023 | Photographer: Juan Geracaris )

Figure 12: Open air mausoleum ( Source | Accessed : July 6, 2023 | Photographer: Michell Zappa )

Figure 13: Two tombs ( Photographer: Chloe Friedenberg )

Figure 14: Inside of a tomb ( Photographer: Chloe Friedenberg )

Figure 15 ( Photographer: Chloe Friedenberg )

Figure 16: Close up view of a sculpture ( Photographer: Chloe Friedenberg )

Figure 17: View of a tomb ( Photographer: Chloe Friedenberg )

Figure 18: Inside a tomb ( Photographer: Chloe Friedenberg )

Figure 19: Inside of a tomb that is in a state of disrepair ( Photographer: Chloe Friedenberg )

Figure 20: Aerial view of the cemetery ( Source | Accessed : July 6, 2023 | Photographer: Jeff Nyveen )

Figure 21: Aerial view of the cemetery ( Source | Accessed : July 6, 2023 | Photographer: Deensel )

Style/Period(s):
Art Deco, Gothic Revival, Art Nouveau, Baroque

Primary Material(s):
Stone, Concrete, Stone: Marble

Function(s):
Cemetery/Tomb

Related Website(s):

The city of Buenos Aires's tourist webpage for La Recoleta | Accessed : July 6, 2023

Conde Naste Article | Accessed : July 13, 2023

Significant Date(s):
1820-1829, 1822

Additional Information:
Publications/Texts in Print:

Additional Information:
La Recoleta became the first public cemetery in Buenos Aires in 1822.
Over 90 tombs are listed as national monuments.
While some tombs are maintained, others are in a state of disrepair.
Some of Argentina's most famous former residents reside in the cemetery, including Eva Perón.
Wild house cats roam the area.
It has been listed on BBC and CNN's worlds most beautiful cemeteries lists.

Project Description:
There are over 6,400 statues, sarcophagi, coffins and crypts in the 14 acre city of the dead. The layout was designed by Próspero Catelin, a French engineer.

Building Address:
Junín 1760, C1113 CABA, Argentina

Supporting Designers/Staff:

Significant Dates:
1822 - Opened as a public cemetery

Associated Projects:
Metropolitan Cathedral in the Plaza de Mayo, Buenos Aires, Argentina

Tags:
Art Deco, Art Nouveau, Baroque, Neo-Gothic, Cemetery, Mausoleums, Buenos Aires, Argentina, Historical

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