It is hard to imagine that a trip to the cemetery can be part of the excursion program. But it turns out, everything is possible in Barcelona, when you visit that you really can offer a trip to the cemetery. The fact is that the cemetery of Montjuic - is not just a cemetery. Montjuïc - it's incredibly beautiful place with beautiful marble sculptures, arches, terraces, beautifully planted trees and amazing architectural monuments. All this building was designed by the architect Leandro Albareda.
In Spain, it made to bury the dead in concrete compartments that make up the entire high-rise buildings ceremonial. Such built something even from afar like a home. But in addition to these buildings there is also a richly decorated tombs and family vaults.
Montjuic cemetery is huge. It occupies part of the picturesque Montjuic from the sea and built in terraces or levels. The cemetery was opened March 17, 1883 after the rapid proliferation of Barcelona and the increase in the number of its inhabitants, and today are buried many famous people in Catalonia.
Almost all the buildings in the cemetery, tombs, sculptures, monuments and monuments made in the Gothic style. Lovely view of the sea, the wonderful silence and the beauty of this place creates a sense of something grand.
At the cemetery of Montjuic is really guided tours, where you can learn a lot of historical information and facts about the life of the people buried here. Were photographed in the cemetery officially banned.
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