The Recoleta Cemetery in Buenos Aires
The Cemetery is located in one of the most distinguished neighborhoods in Buenos Aires.
The entrance gate to the Cemetery is located on Junín 1760 street, in the Recoleta neighborhood. You can visit it every day from 07:30 to 17:30.
It was built in 1822 by the French engineer Próspero Catelin, becoming the first public cemetery in Buenos Aires. In 1880 a remodeling was carried out, where the surrounding wall was built and the streets were paved.
Due to its architectural value and the large number of personalities that rest in the Recoleta Cemetery, it is one of the most visited places in the City. Many of the vaults and mausoleums that you will find are the work of important architects and are adorned with marbles and sculptures; more than 90 vaults have been declared a National Historic Landmark.
One of the most visited vaults is that of Eva Perón, but many former Argentine presidents are also buried in the Cemetery such as Bartolomé Miter, Domingo Faustino Sarmiento, Nicolás Avellaneda, Marcelo Torcuato de Alvear, Hipólito Yrigoyen, Ricardo Alfonsín, etc.
There are also the writers Adolfo Bioy Casares, Victoria Ocampo and José Hernández.
The Nobel Laureates: Carlos Saavedra Lamas (from La Paz), Luis Federico Leloir (from Chemistry), and many other personalities.
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