Recoleta Cemetery
La Recoleta Cemetery is a famous cemetery located in the exclusive Recoleta neighbourhood of Buenos Aires Argentina The Cemetery includes graves of some of the most influential and important persons of Argentina including several presidents scientists and wealthy characters Internationally Eva Peron is one of the best known persons buried in this cementery The entrance to the cemetery is through neo classical gates with tall Greek columns The cemetery contains many elaborate marble mausoleums decorated with statues in a wide variety of architectural styles The entire cemetery is laid out in sections like city blocks with wide tree lined main walkways branching into sidewalks filled with mausoleums While many of the mausoleums are in fine shape and well maintained others have fallen into disrepair Several can be found with broken glass littered with rubbish and on occasion you might find a mausoleum being used as a janitorial supply closet with cleaning and maintenance products stored on top of coffins Each mausoleum bears the family name etched into the facade brass or bronze plaques are added to the front for particular family members La Recoleta is one of those cemeteries where the tradition of engraving a death date but no birth date has been maintained One interesting and unique aspect of La Recoleta is a colony of feral cats that resides within the gates Although they can be spotted anytime they tend to gather in groups of dozens near closing time when some locals feed them The cemetery was featured in the educational film Destinos as the final resting spot of a wife of the main character source Wikipedia org
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