Prazeres Cemetery

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Cemitério dos Prazeres
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Details
Established 1833
Location Estrela, Lisbon
Country Portugal
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Type Public
Size 12 hectares (30 acres)
Website Official website

Prazeres Cemetery (Portuguese: Cemitério dos Prazeres) is one of the largest cemeteries in Lisbon, Portugal; it is located in the freguesia (civil parish) of Estrela, in western Lisbon (formerly, within the parish of Prazeres).[1] It is considered to be one of the most beautiful and famous cemeteries in the world.[2][3][4][5][6] It is home to the Mausoleum of the Dukes of Palmela, the largest mausoleum in Europe.[7]

Prazeres Cemetery is the resting place for many famous personalities, including Prime Ministers and Presidents of Portugal, notable literary figures such as author Ramalho Ortigão, famous artists like painters Columbano Bordalo Pinheiro or Roque Gameiro, prominent musical figures like pianist Alexandre Rey Colaço or composer João Domingos Bomtempo, and numerous other notable burials, especially from the Portuguese nobility.[8][9]

History

Prazeres Cemetery was founded in 1833 after the outbreak of cholera in the city, along with Alto de São João Cemetery. It was originally named Cemitério Ocidental de Lisboa (Western Cemetery of Lisbon). The cemetery is exclusively made up of mausoleums.

Since 2001, a portion of the cemetery's auxiliary buildings have been converted into a museum.

Amália Rodrigues, famous as the "Queen of Fado", and Aquilino Ribeiro, famed novelist, were both buried at Prazeres Cemetery prior to their reinterment at the National Pantheon. Famed poet Fernando Pessoa was also buried at Prazeres prior to his reinterment at Jerónimos Monastery.

Gallery

  • Lisbon, Cemitério dos Prazeres, vault of the Carvalho Monteiro family.JPG

    Carvalho Monteiro mausoleum

  • Burial ground for firefighters with River Tagus in the background, Prazeres cemetery, Lisbon, Portugal (PPL1-Corrected) julesvernex2.jpg

    Firefighters burial ground

  • Jazigo da Família Pinto Leite 2017-02-13.png

    Pinto Leite chapel

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    Row of mausoleums

  • Jazigo do Marquês de Vale Flor 2017-02-13.png

    Marquis of Vale Flor mausoleum

  • Cemitério dos Prazeres • Cemetery Prazeres (50661973193).jpg

    View of the Tagus River

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    Mausoleum of the Dukes of Palmela

  • Jazigo de António Pinto Bastos e sua família 2017-02-08.png

    Viscount of Mira Vouga mausoleum

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    Mausoleums in Section III

  • Cemitério dos Prazeres • Cemetery Prazeres (50661972308).jpg

    Mausoleums with the 25 de Abril Bridge in the background

  • Cemitério dos Prazeres • Cemetery Prazeres (50661972898).jpg

    Lopes Vasques Mausoleum

  • Cemitério dos Prazeres • Cemetery Prazeres (50662708721).jpg

    José Saramago mausoleum

  • Cemitério dos Prazeres (34595328130) (cropped).jpg

    Cemetery church plaza

Notable burials

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References

  1. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  2. ↑ National Geographic – Visit Europe's Most Beautiful Cemeteries
  3. ↑ MSN The World's Most Beautiful Cemeteries
  4. ↑ Museum for Sepulchral Culture – Cemeteries Around the World
  5. ↑ UCityGuides – Top 10 Most Haunting and Famous Cemeteries in the World
  6. ↑ Publico – Um cemitério de aristocratas cheio de turistas
  7. ↑ Time Out – O maior jazigo privado da Europa fica em Lisboa
  8. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  9. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
Bibliography

External links

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