Monochrome shot of the Addolorate Cemetery, Paola, Malta showing the chapel and headstones and memorials


The cemetery and the chapel were built in a neo-gothic design based on designs by the architect Emanuele Luigi Galizia. It was opened on May 9, 1869; the first burial took place on January 23, 1872. This cemetery is full of old Mausoleums and statues in marble and bronze. The cemetery was further extended in the 1970s. Addolorata Cemetery contains 250 Commonwealth burials of the First World War and 18 from the Second World War.


Size: 5283px × 3522px
Location: Paola, Malta
Photo credit: © Philippa Huber / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
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