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General Cemetery of Valencia (Valencia, Spain)
The cemetery was inaugurated in the morning of Sunday 7th June, 1807, and the first deceased was buried the next day.
History of burials
With Christianity, people got used to bury the dead near churches. At first, the graves were on the outside of the temples and along its walls. As the faithful went to the place to do their religion duties, it was necessary to put these early graveyards under cover of the ravages of time. So, soon the halls and the arcade were built, which were the origin of the chapels where the faithful gathered when they wanted to pray over the graves. This burial ground was joint to the church itself through porches and arcades, until it was shut to separate it from the church building but forming a continuation of the religious center itself.
Cemeteries outside the city walls
The parish burial practice remained in Spain until the second half of the eighteenth century. In 1785 Benito Bails had written a work to stress how detrimental it was for people to keep parish cemeteries within towns. In 1786 the councilor Tomás Pascual de Almunia, representative of the nobility, had also advocated the closure of all cemeteries inside the city walls. The proposal had also the approval of the Faculty of Medicine. It was then Carlos III who would issue a Royal Order, on April the 3rd, 1787, outlawing such custom and ordering the setting-up of cemeteries away from the city, as a measure against previous unhygienic and unhealthy practice.
Beginning of the General Cemetery of Valencia
In Valencia, the law was fulfilled in the nineteenth century with the Proclamation of April 26, 1804, issued by Manager Chief Magistrate Cayetano de Urbina. It was from that moment that truly begins the demolition of the parish cemeteries in Valencia and the creation of a General Cemetery for all its citizens.
The profits from the sale of land from parish cemeteries was used to actual construction of the new cemetery. The project was designed by the city architect Cristóbal Sales, in partnership with fellow architect and scholar Manuel Blasco, and was approved by the Fine Art Academy of San Carlos. The new cemetery was located at the mill land Molí de Tell, along the path of Picassent. Work began in July 1805 and concluded in 1807. The cemetery was inaugurated in the morning of Sunday 7th June, 1807, and the first deceased was buried the next day, using a common grave. A year after the official opening the first 80 tombs were rosen.
The profits from the sale of land from parish cemeteries was used to actual construction of the new cemetery. The project was designed by the city architect Cristóbal Sales, in partnership with fellow architect and scholar Manuel Blasco, and was approved by the Fine Art Academy of San Carlos. The new cemetery was located at the mill land Molí de Tell, along the path of Picassent. Work began in July 1805 and concluded in 1807. The cemetery was inaugurated in the morning of Sunday 7th June, 1807, and the first deceased was buried the next day, using a common grave. A year after the official opening the first 80 tombs were rosen.
Cemetery development
After thirty years of its opening all capacities of the cemetery were exceeded tand fully occupied. That's when first enlargements happened.
In 1846 it was built the first Mausoleum: the one of Juan Bautista Romero, followed by the ones of the family Dotres and White-Llano.
In 1876 a new expansion was approved. Around 1880 the terms to build new tombs and porticoes were adopted. According to the original plans from the 1871, it was decided to use the area of over 15.000 square metres in the current section 3. There are the so-called Gates or Columns Gallery - a gallery formed by 170 robust monolithic columns and Doric capitals. The works, which were completed in 1892, were paid by the profits from the sale of the mausoleum lands.
In 1876 a new expansion was approved. Around 1880 the terms to build new tombs and porticoes were adopted. According to the original plans from the 1871, it was decided to use the area of over 15.000 square metres in the current section 3. There are the so-called Gates or Columns Gallery - a gallery formed by 170 robust monolithic columns and Doric capitals. The works, which were completed in 1892, were paid by the profits from the sale of the mausoleum lands.
In 1886 the waiting room was built and in 1907, the Patio de las Palmeras. Architects like Sebastian Monleón, Joaquin Maria Arnau, Francisco Almenar, Gerardo Roig, Vicente Sanchoand Antonio Martorell, designed the mausoleums with renowned sculptors of the era: Mariano Benlliure, Ricardo Boix, Eugenio Carbonell, Carreras and Alfonso Gabino, to name some of them, that along with other professionals, helped to give splendor to the current image of the cemetery.
In following years, the common graves were opened to bury the dead, according to the circumstances of death and the time lived. Epidemics of the Nineteenth Century and especially the Civil War (1936-1939) caused the necessity for this type of burial.
In the decades of the 50’s to 80’s, there is an extensive development of the cemetery. The economic boost and the population growth produced an increase in burials and the emergence of more artistic headstones, which, in turn, introduced a changing image of the cemetery.
In March 1988, following the Mortuary Sanitary Police’s new laws, Municipal Crematorium opened. An Avant-garde building, designed by the architect Fernando Romeu, being surrounded by tall eucalyptus, palms and pines. An evocative Garden of Remembrance for the burial of ashes was allocated in Section 11, composed of four quadrants and a pyramidal mound in the center. One of another recent constructions is the City Funeral Home (2000), a modernist design building planned by architect Jordi Pinyol.
Currently the cemetery is divided into 21 sections, with their quadrants, blocks, letters and numbers, individual in each of the blocks. Section 20th, the most recently built, is located in the southern area of the city near the new river channel, next to the Funeral Home and the administrative offices.
Islamic Cemetery
Following the November 1992 law, the Islamic Cemetery was constructed by section No. 14 in the year 2000 and with the agreement on the Islamic Community of Valencia. This new installation has two entrances. The first is used for family visits, it is connected to the General Cemetery and it exhibits a horseshoe arch at the gate with the Islamic Cemetery identification written in Arabian. The second one is used exclusively for burials and leads directly to the outside, facing the district of San Isidro.
Address
SOCIEDAD ANÓNIMA AGRICULTORES DE LA VEGA DE VALENCIA (SAV)Plaza Santo Domingo de Guzmán, nº 27
Camino Viejo de Picassent s/n.
46017 - Valencia, Spain
Contacts
Tel.: 96 352 54 78 (extensions 2502-2807-2808)Fax.: 96 378 22 90
E-mail: sercementerios@valencia.es
Website: www.ayto-valencia.es
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The English Cemetery (Camariñas, Spain)
The English Cemetery is located in the municipality of Camariñas in the northwest Spanish province of A Coruña.
About the cemetery
Camariñas’ coastline is in the heart of the Costa da Morte (Coast of Death) on the Atlantic coast of Galicia.
This area is notorious for the numerous shipwrecks that have taken place in its waters. One of the most noteworthy events in its dark history was the wreck of the British ship "HMS The Serpent", on November 10th, 1890. Considered the biggest catastrophe that occurred in the Costa da Morte, only 3 of the 175 passengers survived, who were mostly young students from the British Navy.
This area is notorious for the numerous shipwrecks that have taken place in its waters. One of the most noteworthy events in its dark history was the wreck of the British ship "HMS The Serpent", on November 10th, 1890. Considered the biggest catastrophe that occurred in the Costa da Morte, only 3 of the 175 passengers survived, who were mostly young students from the British Navy.
The priest and the residents of Xaviña, a nearby village, came to rescue the castaways, but all they could do was host the survivors and bury the corpses they recovered there. Later, two British warships were sent there, and they closed the place where their countrymen were buried with a single stone wall. Since then the site has been known as “The English Cemetery”. There is an inscription in Spanish on the stone cross of the cemetery grounds that says:
“In memory of the captain, officers and crew of the HMS Serpent.
172 were cast away here. November 10, 1890”
The English admiralty, in order to show gratitude to the residents, presented the town of Camariñas with a barometer, the priest of Xaviña with a rifle, and the mayor with a watch. Relatives of the deceased came to visit the cemetery for years and the British warships fired a salute whenever they sailed in front of this coast. 28 crewmembers of “The Iris Hull" are also buried in the cemetery. This was another British ship shipwrecked on November 3rd, 1883, seven years and seven days before the wreck of the Serpent.
The cemetery was rebuilt in the year 1990, on the centenary of this sad event. Since then, a tribute to those who died in the waters of the Costa da Morte has been celebrated there every year.
The Costa da Morte has been included in the Natura 2000 network since 2001. The coastline of Camariñas is one of the most extensive, unspoiled areas of interest on the Galician coast. It is one of the most outstanding natural spaces in the northwest of the Iberian Peninsula due to its vegetation, which reaches a high level of development, is varied, and has conservation status. A Pedrosa, Reira and Trece are among its most stunning beaches.
This environment is also of particular interest for its birds, in particular the populations of marine birds. Moreover, it is the preferred nesting place for species in danger of extinction, such as the Kittiwake. It houses the unique colonies that are breeding the common Guillemot in Spain. This coastal stretch is an area of transit and a stop for hundreds of thousands of specimens of migratory and hibernating seabird species (Cory’s Shearwaters, Gannets, Cormorants, Guillemots, seagulls, Manx Shearwaters...). Therefore, Cape Vilán’s environment was declared a Natural Site of National Interest in 1933 and it is also a Zone of Special Protection for Birds.
The wreck of British ship “The Serpent” accelerated the construction of the new Vilán lighthouse, finished off in 1896 with a budget of 840 Euros. The lighthouse tower is 25 meters high with a granite octagonal floor, which stands on a 105-metre-high crag. It was the largest in Spain when it was built and the first that worked with electric light. The lack of space around the tower meant that the house and the engine room had to be built lower down and a tunnel was dug into the granite to connect them.
The Lighthouse is home to the Analysis Centre of Wrecks and Lighthouses, a coffee shop, a showroom and a tourist information office. The lighthouse can be visited for free.
“In memory of the captain, officers and crew of the HMS Serpent.
172 were cast away here. November 10, 1890”
The English admiralty, in order to show gratitude to the residents, presented the town of Camariñas with a barometer, the priest of Xaviña with a rifle, and the mayor with a watch. Relatives of the deceased came to visit the cemetery for years and the British warships fired a salute whenever they sailed in front of this coast. 28 crewmembers of “The Iris Hull" are also buried in the cemetery. This was another British ship shipwrecked on November 3rd, 1883, seven years and seven days before the wreck of the Serpent.
The cemetery was rebuilt in the year 1990, on the centenary of this sad event. Since then, a tribute to those who died in the waters of the Costa da Morte has been celebrated there every year.
Environment of the English Cemetery
Camariñas is a sailor municipality famous for its bobbin lace. Besides the numerous shops, the results of this handicraft can be seen in the Bobbin Lace Museum. A bobbin lace fair is celebrated in Easter. This international commercial show is chaired by Queen Sofia.The Costa da Morte has been included in the Natura 2000 network since 2001. The coastline of Camariñas is one of the most extensive, unspoiled areas of interest on the Galician coast. It is one of the most outstanding natural spaces in the northwest of the Iberian Peninsula due to its vegetation, which reaches a high level of development, is varied, and has conservation status. A Pedrosa, Reira and Trece are among its most stunning beaches.
This environment is also of particular interest for its birds, in particular the populations of marine birds. Moreover, it is the preferred nesting place for species in danger of extinction, such as the Kittiwake. It houses the unique colonies that are breeding the common Guillemot in Spain. This coastal stretch is an area of transit and a stop for hundreds of thousands of specimens of migratory and hibernating seabird species (Cory’s Shearwaters, Gannets, Cormorants, Guillemots, seagulls, Manx Shearwaters...). Therefore, Cape Vilán’s environment was declared a Natural Site of National Interest in 1933 and it is also a Zone of Special Protection for Birds.
Vilán Lighthouse
One of the highlights of the surrounding area of the English Cemetery is the Vilán Lighthouse. This impressive lighthouse is located in one of the Atlantic’s most dangerous crossings. Since the 15th century, there have been more than 800 shipwrecks and several thousands of deaths in these waters.The wreck of British ship “The Serpent” accelerated the construction of the new Vilán lighthouse, finished off in 1896 with a budget of 840 Euros. The lighthouse tower is 25 meters high with a granite octagonal floor, which stands on a 105-metre-high crag. It was the largest in Spain when it was built and the first that worked with electric light. The lack of space around the tower meant that the house and the engine room had to be built lower down and a tunnel was dug into the granite to connect them.
The Lighthouse is home to the Analysis Centre of Wrecks and Lighthouses, a coffee shop, a showroom and a tourist information office. The lighthouse can be visited for free.
*Photo source: www.es.wikiloc.com
Contacts
Email: info@camarinas.netPhone: + 34 981 737 004
Opening hours
Open all year round. No closing time.Tourist Information Office
Paseo Maritimo – 15123 CamariñasEmail: turismo@camarinas.net
Phone: + 34 981 73 72 04
Website: www.camarinas.net/turismo/en/
Open from June to September
Centre of Interpretation of Wrecks and Lighthouses
Vilán Lighthouse 15123 CamariñasEmail: asociacionempresarioscamarinas@gmail.com
Phone: + 34 647 608 158 and +34 981 736 327
Bobbin Lace Museum
Praza de Insuela s/n – 15123 Camariñas
Email: museodoencaixe@camarinas.net
Phone: + 34 981 736 340
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Lucio Dalla now resting in the family grave at Certosa, Bologna monumental Cemetery
Lucio Dalla - well-known Italian singer and songwriter suddenly passed away on March, 1st 2012 - is now resting in the family grave at Certosa, Bologna monumental cemetery (Italy).The grave, realised by the sculptor Antonello Paladino after the designs of Stefano Cantaroni, a friend of the artist, portrays a bronze silhouette of the songwriter with a hat, a walking stick and a clarinet, his distinguishing features.
The grave is situated next to the ones of other great Bolognese figures of the 20th century, such as the poet Giosue Carducci and the composer Ottorino Respighi.
Cemetery of Arenys de Mar (Arenys de Mar, Spain)
This cemetery is located on the coastal side of Turó de la Pietat (Mount Mercy), measuring fifty meters in height and one kilometre in length.
Cemetery arrangement
Cemetery of Arenys de Mar overlooks an important extension of the sea, Arenys Valley and staggered hills leading to the coast. It is structured in three uphill staggered levels. The first two are surrounded by niches and have parterres for burials in the ground. An avenue of cypresses forms the backbone of these spaces, creating a beautiful view over the sea. The third level, assigned to pantheons and mausoleums, extends around the Chapel of Mercy (Capilla de la Piedad) and constitutes an excellent example of the outbreak of funerary art from the last quarter of the nineteenth century to the early decades of the twentieth century, where visitors can find modernist, historicist and eclectic styles through works of Vallmitjana, Llimona, Carcassó, Sagnier, Arnau, Marés, Martinell and the local Joan Barrera. In addition, there are graves of important writers, such as, Lluís Ferran de Pol and Salvador Espriu, located at the cemetery.
Cemetery history
Until the nineteenth century, burials took place around or inside the parish church. Following medical prohibitions of burying within urban areas, the construction of the municipal cemetery began at Mount Mercy in 1816. Works finished during the following decade. The cemetery was quadrangular and surrounded by a wall, with space for over 350 niches. The chapel was integrated in the southeast corner of the cemetery. In 1865-1867, a new cemetery was built next to the old one due to the lack of space. The tower and the hermitage were demolished, and the remains of the old cemetery were moved to the new one where another chapel was built on top. In 1894, there was an agreement to extend the cemetery to the north and was filled with niches, tombs and mausoleums at the turn of the twentieth century.*Photo source: www.visitmuseum.gencat.cat
Address
Cami de la PietatS/N – 08350 Arenys de Mar
Spain
Contacts
Phone: +34 937 92 17 35Email: turisme@arenysdemar.cat
Cemetery of San Froilán (Lugo, Spain)
San Froilán’s a local cemetery in Lugo. It is relatively modern (from 1948), although retains from construction of the previous local cemetery, after its closure, was transferred to this.
About the cemetery
Although neither its size nor its historic-artistic heritage is situated at the same level as the great European necropolis, Cemetery of San Froilán can not be classified as a common cemetery. Harmonious arrangement, its unique and strategic location, the beauty of its tombs, memorials that largely have been transferred from the old local cemetery,... It all contributes to the great interest in this cemetery from both the city and its visitors.
As a curiosity we can indicate that it is built on a megalithic necropolis, preserving in their vicinity three mounds or tumili, still unexcavated. It was designed by the architect Eloy Maquieira, one of the main representatives of the rationalist architecture in Galicia, leaving traces of this style in the rationality essentials of the cemetery design. It has a surface of 61.000 m2, surrounded by 1km of stone wall. Today, we would have to add the extended area with a total of 55.730 m2.
As a curiosity we can indicate that it is built on a megalithic necropolis, preserving in their vicinity three mounds or tumili, still unexcavated. It was designed by the architect Eloy Maquieira, one of the main representatives of the rationalist architecture in Galicia, leaving traces of this style in the rationality essentials of the cemetery design. It has a surface of 61.000 m2, surrounded by 1km of stone wall. Today, we would have to add the extended area with a total of 55.730 m2.
Cultural and architectural richness of the cemetery
The funerary constructions give the cemetery its unique character. Many of them date back to the middle of the 19th century and originate from the old municipal cemetery from which they were transferred. Some of them are the García Abad’s Pantheon and the Canon of the Cathedral of Lugo with its counterpart, that is inspired by the French funeral architecture in the cemetery of Bordeaux. As a whole, what predominates are nice proportion, good taste and accuracy in the combination of decorative elements originating from different styles and times.Also from the year 1863 dates one of the most emblematic Pantheons of our Cemetery, in the neo-Gothic style, built at the end of the reign of Elizabeth II by an emigrant family who, upon their return, invested in this way their savings from the new world.
Another of the important monuments at the cemetery is the so-called Cross of the Repatriated Soldiers (1898), erected in homage to the Spanish soldiers who participated in the Cuban War and who returned wounded to die in Spain. Its construction bears an evident parallel with other similar funerary constructions such as the monument to the Martyrs of Carral (A Coruña) or the Funerary Cross of the Dullins cemetery (Rhone-France).
In general, the cemetery contains several interesting architectural elements that give it its cultural richness and its unique character. In some cases they emphasize the precision of the work in important details in others they highlight greatness, antiquity or creativity of sculptors and stonemasons.
In this sense, the abundance of angels in the entire enclosure also stands out in their various manifestations. Demanding silence. Announcing the final judgment with their trumpet. Expressing desolation and pain and at the same time infusing the affliction that accompanies death, of peace and hope.
Cemetery integration in social life
Apart from the cultural and architectural richness that this cemetery contains, there is the charm and intimacy that are breathed in it. Indeed, the efforts made in recent years have not been in vain to sprinkle the place with small intimate details, with the aim to achieve a change in cemetery conceptualization, increasing its acceptance and integration in social life, making it a place of peace and reunion, of remembrance, of historical memory, of infinite collective and individual stories, fueled by emotions, by pain, by hope, and by the resignation.
The installation of poems and phrases of hope, which are drawn among the flowers and bushes, constitute the so-called "Peace points", where visitors can to harmonize their feelings and achieve the inner calm necessary to overcome the loss of their loved ones and reconnect with their immediate history.
The installation of poems and phrases of hope, which are drawn among the flowers and bushes, constitute the so-called "Peace points", where visitors can to harmonize their feelings and achieve the inner calm necessary to overcome the loss of their loved ones and reconnect with their immediate history.
A good response among the population also received concerts of classical music and poetry recitals at the cemetery. Guided historical tours are being carried out since 2010. All this events and activities have contributed to the introduction of a new concept of cemetery - more integrated in society, in stark contrast with the dark and tragic connotation that historically have turned away cemeteries from society.
*Photo source: www.cementeriosvivos.es
Contacts
Cemetery San FroilanMunicipal Office, 197 (ground floor)
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Giuseppe Rossini, Anna Guidarini (Gioacchino Rossini's parents)
Isabella Colbran, singer (Gioacchino Rossini's first wife)
Giovanni Colbran, violinist (Isabella Colbran's father)
Isabella Colbran, singer (Gioacchino Rossini's first wife)
Giovanni Colbran, violinist (Isabella Colbran's father)
Giosue Carducci (1835-1907)
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Highgate Cemetery (London, United Kingdom)
Highgate Cemetery is a place of burial in north London, and one of England’s greatest treasures.
About the cemetery
Highgate Cemetery is designated as Grade I on the English Heritage Register of Parks and Gardens of Special Historic Interest in England. The tomb of Karl Marx, the Egyptian Avenue and the Columbarium are Grade I listed buildings.
The cemetery is divided into two parts, named the East and West cemetery, which consist of approximately 170.000 deceased in around 53.000 graves. The Highgate Cemetery is notable both for some of the notable people buried there as well as for its "de facto" status as a nature reserve.
Highgate Cemetery was featured in the popular media from the 1960s to the late 1980s for its so-called occult past, particularly as being the alleged site of the "Highgate Vampire".
Cemetery history
The cemetery in its original form – the northwestern wooded area – opened in 1839, as part of a plan to provide seven large, modern cemeteries, known as the "Magnificent Seven", around the outside of central London. The inner-city cemeteries, mostly the graveyards attached to individual churches, had long been unable to cope with the number of burials and were seen as a hazard to health and an undignified way to treat the dead. The initial design was by architect and entrepreneur Stephen Geary.
On Monday 20 May 1839, Highgate Cemetery was dedicated to St. James by the Right Reverend Charles Blomfield, Lord Bishop of London. Fifteen acres were consecrated for the use of the Church of England, and two acres set aside for Dissenters. Rights of burial were sold for either limited period or in perpetuity. The first burial was Elizabeth Jackson of Little Windmill Street, Soho, on 26 May.
Cemetery characteristics
Highgate, like the others of the Magnificent Seven, soon became a fashionable place for burials and was much admired and visited. The Victorian attitude to death and its presentation led to the creation of a wealth of Gothic tombs and buildings.
It occupies a spectacular south-facing hillside site slightly downhill from the top of the hill of Highgate itself, next to Waterlow Park. In 1854 the area to the east of the original area across Swains Lane was bought to form the eastern part of the cemetery. This part is still used today for burials, as is the western part. Most of the open unforested area in the new addition still has fairly few graves on it.
The cemetery's grounds are full of trees, shrubbery and wild flowers, most of which have been planted and grown without human influence. The grounds are a haven for birds and small animals such as foxes.
The Egyptian Avenue and the Circle of Lebanon (topped by a huge Cedar of Lebanon) feature tombs, vaults and winding paths dug into hillsides. For its protection, the oldest section, which holds an impressive collection of Victorian mausoleums and gravestones, plus elaborately carved tombs, allows admission only in tour groups. The eastern section, which contains a mix of Victorian and modern statuary, can be toured unescorted.
Video about the Highgate Cemetery
Address
Highgate CemeterySwain's Ln,
London N6 6PJ
United Kingdom
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The Park Cemetery (Clamart, France)
A cemetery without high walls that merges with its surrounding.
About the cemetery
After the World War II, in 1957, the architect Robert Auzelle created a park cemetery integrated in a global reflexion of urban planning of Clamart, establishing a perfect harmony with the surrounding area of which he was also the author.
Inspired by the anglo-saxon and northern Europe experiences, Robert Auzelle wanted to break the traditional isolation of cemeteries (enclosed by high walls), creating boundaries of charm trees offering a “transparency” with homes nearby allowing people and the breath of life to circulate peacefully around the final resting place.
After crossing the plazza with a permanent exhibition of sculptures, an impressive front with austere and large porche emerges - allegory of the humility of the “passing across”. Once passed the entrance, the visitor are put in the light in front of a large circular lawn bordered with flowers and remarkable trees. Environment providing calmness and serenity favorable for contemplation and meditation.
In this cemetery, there is no War memorial but a simple parallelogram, concrete totem, ornamented with low reliefs zodiacal items, anonymous witnesses of diversity of cults and religions.
Visitors will will walk on undergrowth paths, bordered by Redwood, Red oak, Lebanon cedars… and meet one after another, landscapes with scattered graves and traditional squares, offering a sensation of peace between two worlds - the one of the darkness and the one of the light.
Inspired by the anglo-saxon and northern Europe experiences, Robert Auzelle wanted to break the traditional isolation of cemeteries (enclosed by high walls), creating boundaries of charm trees offering a “transparency” with homes nearby allowing people and the breath of life to circulate peacefully around the final resting place.
After crossing the plazza with a permanent exhibition of sculptures, an impressive front with austere and large porche emerges - allegory of the humility of the “passing across”. Once passed the entrance, the visitor are put in the light in front of a large circular lawn bordered with flowers and remarkable trees. Environment providing calmness and serenity favorable for contemplation and meditation.
In this cemetery, there is no War memorial but a simple parallelogram, concrete totem, ornamented with low reliefs zodiacal items, anonymous witnesses of diversity of cults and religions.
Visitors will will walk on undergrowth paths, bordered by Redwood, Red oak, Lebanon cedars… and meet one after another, landscapes with scattered graves and traditional squares, offering a sensation of peace between two worlds - the one of the darkness and the one of the light.
Address
SYNDICAT INTERCOMMUNAL DU CIMETIERE DE CLAMART108 Rue de la Porte de Trivaux – 92130 Clamart
France
Contacts
Phone: +33 1 46 32 05 25Mail: conact@cimetiere-du-parc.com
Websites: www.cimetieres-de-france.fr
"Lo splendore della forma. La scultura negli spazi della memoria"
The book "Lo splendore della forma. La scultura negli spazi della memoria" by Mauro Felicori and Franco Sborgi is available on line.AGM 2013 Programme and conference
Thursday, September 19th
08:30 | 09:00
Registration
09:00 | 10:45
Henry Keizer, President & CEO ‘the Facultatieve Group’
Welcome
Lidija Pliberšek, president of ASCE
Members of Steering Committee of ASCE
Annual General Meeting
Welcome
Lidija Pliberšek, president of ASCE
Members of Steering Committee of ASCE
Annual General Meeting
10:45 | 11:00
Coffee break
11:00 | 13:00
dr. F. Javier Rodríguez Barberán, University of Sevilla
Understanding and Managing the Complexity. Cemeteries as a Cultural Landscape
Karel Werdler, Inholland University of Applied Sciences, Amsterdam
Dutch cemeteries and landscape in relationship to dark tourism
Muriel Ghys, Les Amis du Musèe Funèraire National
Evolution of cemeteries in France over the last century
Wim van Midwoud, Dutch National Association of Cemeteries
Harmony between burial and cremation
Understanding and Managing the Complexity. Cemeteries as a Cultural Landscape
Karel Werdler, Inholland University of Applied Sciences, Amsterdam
Dutch cemeteries and landscape in relationship to dark tourism
Muriel Ghys, Les Amis du Musèe Funèraire National
Evolution of cemeteries in France over the last century
Wim van Midwoud, Dutch National Association of Cemeteries
Harmony between burial and cremation
13:00 | 13:30
Lunch break
13:45 | 19:30
Visit of Westerveld cemetery
(transport arranged)
Buffet dinner at Westerveld
(transport arranged)
Buffet dinner at Westerveld
Friday, September 20th
09:00 | 11:00
dr. Julie Rugg, Senior Research Fellow, Cemetery Research Group, University of York, United Kingdom
The changing landscape of death
dr. F. Javier Rodríguez Barberán, University of Sevilla
Coauthor Martin Ernerth, Stiftung Historische Kirchhofe und Friedhofe in
Berlin-Brandenburg
Trees and stones. A brief introduction to the relation between cemeteries and nature
Olaf Ihlefeldt, South Western Cemetery Stahnsdorf
South Western Cemetery Stahnsdorf
The changing landscape of death
dr. F. Javier Rodríguez Barberán, University of Sevilla
Coauthor Martin Ernerth, Stiftung Historische Kirchhofe und Friedhofe in
Berlin-Brandenburg
Trees and stones. A brief introduction to the relation between cemeteries and nature
Olaf Ihlefeldt, South Western Cemetery Stahnsdorf
South Western Cemetery Stahnsdorf
11:00 | 11:15
Coffee break
11:15 | 12:00
New ASCE members
Presentations of new members
Jordi Valmana, Cemeteries of Barcelona
AGM host 2014: Barcelona
Presentations of new members
Jordi Valmana, Cemeteries of Barcelona
AGM host 2014: Barcelona
12:15 | 13:15
Lunch break
13:15 | 19:00
Visit of Moscowa cemetery
(transport arranged)
(transport arranged)
20:00
Gala dinner at the hotel Crowne Plaza Amsterdam - south
Saturday, September 21st
09:15 | 09:30
Gathering at hotel lobby
09:30 | Departure to Amsterdam centre
09:30 | Departure to Amsterdam centre
10:00 | 12:00
Canal boat tour
12:00
Departure to hotel
Brompton Cemetery in B&W
The English Cemetery (Malaga, Spain)
The oldest Protestant cemetery on mainland Spain.
The English Cemetery in Malaga was established in January 1831 at the behest of the then British Consul, William Mark, who successfully appealed to the Governor for a piece of land on which to provide British subjects of the protestant faith with a decent burial.
Important people buried in the cemetery
The first recorded burial was that of George Stephens (Captain of the brig “Cicero”, who drowned in Malaga harbour) which took place on 22 January 1831. This was followed by that of Robert Boyd, executed by firing squad with the Liberal leader, General Jose Maria Torijos, and his followers on 11 December of that year. Subsequent burials of interest include:
- Dr Joseph Noble, Member of Parliament and physician, who died in 1861 the victim of cholera, and in whose memory his family built the Hospital Noble which until recent times served the people of Malaga;
- William Nutter, British landscape painter, died 1871;
- 42 officers and men of the Imperial German Navy sail training ship “Gniesenau”, which foundered outside Malaga Harbour in December 1900;
- George Langworthy, owner of the first hotel to be established in Torremolinos, and which would subsequently lead to the Costa del Sol becoming a popular tourist resort, died 1945;
- 4 Commonwealth War Graves of the Second World War;
- The Finish author and journalist Aarne Viktor Haapakoski, aka “Outsider” and “Henrik Horna”, died 1961;
- The English author and Hispanist, Gerald Brenan (died 1987) and his poetess wife, Gamel Woolsey, an American citizen (died 1968);
- The Spanish poet Jorge Guillen, 1984.
A place of historic and cultural importance
In 2006 agreement was reached with the British government for the ownership of the cemetery to be transferred to The English Cemetery in Malaga Foundation, a Spanish registered charity, whose aims are the maintenance and promotion of the cemetery as a place of historic and cultural interest.
In November 2012, the Andalucian Regional Parliament agreed to the inclusion of the cemetery on the Regional Heritage Register as a monument of historical and cultural interest.
Address
English Cemetery in Malaga FoundationAvenida de Pries, 1
29016 Málaga
Spain
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Siselinna Cemetery (Tallinn, Estonia)
The Siselinna Cemetery is a cemetery complex in Tallinn that includes three cemeteries created at different times.
About the cemetery
The Siselinna Cemetery consists of three cemeteries established at different times:
- the former Russian Orthodox Cemetery established in 1775, also known as Aleksander Nevski Cemetery;
- the Estonian Vana-Kaarli Cemetery opened in 1864 and;
- the Military Cemetery established in 1887.
The Aleksander Nevski Cemetery
The biggest among the above-mentioned cemeteries is Aleksander Nevski Cemetery with the area of 13 hectares and it is also the oldest among the cemeteries of Tallinn used today. Tens of thousands of people have found their last resting place at this cemetery over the last 200 years and there are many outstanding figures among those people.
In 1856, traders of Tallinn, Aleksandr Jermakov and Ivan Germanov had a small church of brick built in the cemetery, dedicated to the Saint Aleksander Nevski, which was then destroyed as a result of bombing by the Soviet Russia on March 9, 1944. Near that place the chapel of red bricks can still be seen today.
The cemetery was originally located on a hill that extends beyond the church. Most part of it has been in use for the purpose of burying military personnel, therefore the oldest grave marks are of warriors and some of those graves have been marked as historical memorials under public protection.
The Vana-Kaarli Cemetery
The cemetery of Kaarli Congregation, also known as the Vana-Kaarli Cemetery, has been established in 1864 because the Kalamaja Graveyard become too small for the growing number of burials. The cemeteries of Vana-Kaarli and Aleksander Nevski are separated by a high limestone wall. In the northern part of it there is a hole where a wide road runs from one cemetery to another.
There is an archaic atmosphere at the Vana-Kaarli Cemetery and we can see quite remarkable things there like old grave marks that are over hundred years old. On the right side of cemetery's main road we can see a 1,5 metre high monument made of granite with the bust of composer Peeter Süda on top of it. The monument was created in 1927 by teh sculptor Ferdi Sannamees but was destroyed during the World War II. It was then restored in its original form in 1970 according to the plaster models of F. Sannamees. In the beginning of 1990s the bronze bust was stolen and it was replaced by granite one.
The Military Cemetery
The Defence Forces Cemetery of Tallinn, also known as the Tallinn Military Cemetery, is situated about 3 kilometres outside the centre of Tallinn. The cemetery was established during the World War I. The oldest graves dates back to 1916 and hold Russian, Estonian, and German soldiers killed during the war.
The graves from 1918 to 1944, the gravestones of the Estonian soldiers, and the monument of the Estonian War of Independence were largely destroyed by the Soviet authorities and the cemetery was taken over by the Red Army for use by the Soviet occupation forces after the World War II. The monument to those fallen in the Estonian War of Independence was then restored in 2012. The registration book of people buried at this cemetery between years 1918 and 1944, with over 1,150 names, is maintained in Tallinn city central archives.
Among other things, the Military Cemetery also contains a headstone which reads "To the Unknown Soldier: 1941–1945" in Estonian and Russian, financed by the Russian Embassy in Estonia and a monument "To those fallen in World War II" - a two-meter bronze statue of a soldier in Red Army uniform with an accompanying stone structure.
*Photo source: https://et.wikipedia.org
*Text sources: https://et.wikipedia.org/Siselinna_kalmistu and https://en.wikipedia.org/Defence_Forces_Cemetery_of_Tallinn.
Address
Siselinna Cemetery3 Toonela Road
Tallinn 10132
Estonia
Opening hours
Monday to Friday: 9.00 - 16.00Metsakalmistu Cemetery (Tallinn, Estonia)
We can consider Metsakalmistu Cemetery as one of the richest cemeteries in Estonia for its cultural monuments.
About the cemetery
Metsakalmistu was established as the public city cemetery in Kloostrimetsa in 1933. The area first planned for the cemetey wast 24,2 ha and it has now become 48,3 ha. The official opening of the cementery was organised in 1939.
The chapel was built of limestone between 1935-1936 by the architect H. Johanson. It was then set on fire by the vandals and it was restored with the the help of Tallinn City Government in 1996.
Effect of a natural forest
Metsakalmistu is the cemetery with a natural look, which design requirements caused major arguments and reproaches at that time. Namely, placing crosses, fences and edges was forbidden, maximum dimensions of the gravestone were 80x50 cm. That is how the cemetery has maintained the effect of a natural forest till the present day. In design, monumental gravestones have been avoided later on too. Nowadays, maximum 1,5m is allowed for the height of the stone while for the edges of the burial places, natural lawn edges, covering with moss mat, bordering with flowers etc., are still required.
Important personalities at the cemetery
In Metsakalmistu Cemetery, plots of land have been allotted for the Actors, Athletes, Composers, Writers, Artists, Journalists, Doctors and Architects Union, Memento, Soomepoisid, Veterans of the Estonian War of Independence, Scientists, etc.
The first to be buried in Metsakalmistu Cemetery in 1933 was E.Vilde. The burial place of the family of the first president of Estonia, Konstantin Päts, is also located here. From well-known people, Lydia Koidula, Anton-Hansen Tammsaare, Johannes Kotkas, Paul Keres, Raimond Valgre, Georg Ots, etc., have also been buried here.
The first to be buried in Metsakalmistu Cemetery in 1933 was E.Vilde. The burial place of the family of the first president of Estonia, Konstantin Päts, is also located here. From well-known people, Lydia Koidula, Anton-Hansen Tammsaare, Johannes Kotkas, Paul Keres, Raimond Valgre, Georg Ots, etc., have also been buried here.
Address
Metsakalmistu Cemetery36 Kloostrimetsa Road
1191 Tallinn
Estonia
*Photo source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Metsakalmistu#/media/File:Tallinna_Metsakalmistu_kabel.jpg
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Bare Cemetery (Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina)
With its 33 hectares, the Bare Cemetery is among the largest in Europe.
About the cemetery
In terms of the configuration of its terrain and landscape design, Bale Cemetery it is one of the most interesting and most beautiful eternal resting places in this part of the world. It is equipped with drainage, water supply, sewage and electricity installations. It is located in the foothill of Hum, on the east side and it was open in 1962.
The central part of the Bare Cemetery comprises a staircase and a porch that connects the Catholic, Orthodox, Muslim, Jewish and atheist chapels.The cemetery was designed by architect Smiljan Klaić, while the frescoes on its porch were painted by Rizah Štetić.
Burial areas for Muslims, Orthodox and Catholic Christian, Judaists, Evangelists, Old Catholics and atheists are in the proportions that correspond to demographic structure of Sarajevo.
Address
KJKP POKOP d.o.o.Mula Mustafe Bašeskije 38
71000 Sarajevo
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Contacts
Phone: +387 (0) 33 535 170Fax: +387 (0) 33 535 164
Toll-free info phone: 0800 20 268
Website: www.pokop.ba
Week of discovering European Cemeteries (WDEC) 2013
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From Canova to Fontana. The greatness of funerary sculpture in Europe and the future of the post-Napoleonic cemetery complex
The conference will take place at 'Salone di Rappresentanza' in 'Palazzo Tursi', via Garibaldi 9, Genova, Italy, on Thursday 6 June 2013, h. 6 pm. Welcome greetings by:
- Elena Fiorini, Assessore a Legalità e Diritti, Comune di Genova
- Carla Sibilla Assessore a Cultura e Turismo, Comune di Genova
With the interventions of:
- Mauro Felicori
- Leo Lecci
- Franco Sborgi
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