Tomb of Liliana Crociati de Szaszak
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The tomb of Liliana Crociati de Szaszak is a tomb in La Recoleta Cemetery, Buenos Aires, Argentina, known for its unusual design.
The 26-year-old Liliana Crociati de Szaszak (1944–1970) was honeymooning in Innsbruck, Austria on 26 February 1970, when her hotel was struck by an avalanche, killing her.[1][2] Her tomb was designed by her mother in the Neo-Gothic style, in sharp contrast to the other tombs in the cemetery.[3] Adjacent to the tomb stands a dais adorned with a plaque containing an Italian-language poem by her father, and topped by a life-size green bronze statue of Crociati de Szaszak in her wedding dress,[4] by sculptor Wíeredovol Viladrich.[5][6][2] Following the death of Crociati's dog Sabú, a bronze statue of the dog, also by Viladrich,[6] was added, with Crociati's hand resting on the dog's head.[1][2][7]
[edit] "A Mia Figlia", poem on the dais adjacent to the tomb
| Italian | English[8] |
|---|---|
| A Mia Figlia Solo mi chiedo il perché Perché non si può stare senza te, perché? Perché? Credo al destino e non a te, perché? Il tuo papá |
To my Daughter Only I ask myself why Because we can’t be without you, why? Why? I believe in fate and not in you. Why? Your Papá |
[edit] References
- ^ a b Bennett, Paul; Bennett, Lorie (30 October 2007). "Tales from the crypt". Calgary Herald. canada.com. http://www.canada.com/topics/travel/story.html?id=789de8a5-91f4-4bb9-a571-56e89808e6f3. Retrieved 31 January 2012. "One mausoleum houses the remains of Liliana Crociati, killed at age 26 in 1970 by an avalanche while on a honeymoon ski trip to Austria."
- ^ a b c Cansino, Barbara (10 January 1999). "Cemetery For the Elite Of Argentina". The New York Times. http://www.nytimes.com/1999/01/10/travel/cemetery-for-the-elite-of-argentina.html?pagewanted=4&src=pm. Retrieved 31 January 2012. "Beneath a green bronze statue of Liliana Crociati de Szaszak (1944-1970), her hand on the head of her dog Sabu, there is a poem in Italian."
- ^ Sharpe, Suzy (24 January 2007). "Sabú, the Lone Dog in the City of the Dead". TouristTravel. http://www.touristtravel.com/monthly_features/ricoleta_cemetery_buenos_aires.htm. Retrieved 31 January 2012. "Or for her mother, who designed her crypt of wood and glass to represent her daughter’s life. Gothic arches reach for heaven."
- ^ Sharpe, Suzy (24 January 2007). "Sabú, the Lone Dog in the City of the Dead". TouristTravel. http://www.touristtravel.com/monthly_features/ricoleta_cemetery_buenos_aires.htm. Retrieved 31 January 2012. "She stands there, wearing her wedding dress, a look of sadness in her eyes."
- ^ Bennett, Paul; Bennett, Lorie (30 October 2007). "Tales from the crypt". Calgary Herald. canada.com. http://www.canada.com/topics/travel/story.html?id=789de8a5-91f4-4bb9-a571-56e89808e6f3. Retrieved 31 January 2012. "Her distraught father commissioned Wilfredo Viladrich to make a bronze statue of her and, when her faithful dog Sabu died, he added a bronze replica."
- ^ a b Sharpe, Suzy (24 January 2007). "Sabú, the Lone Dog in the City of the Dead". TouristTravel. http://www.touristtravel.com/monthly_features/ricoleta_cemetery_buenos_aires.htm. Retrieved 31 January 2012. "Liliana and Sabú were sculpted by Wíeredovol Viladrich"
- ^ Sharpe, Suzy (24 January 2007). "Sabú, the Lone Dog in the City of the Dead". TouristTravel. http://www.touristtravel.com/monthly_features/ricoleta_cemetery_buenos_aires.htm. Retrieved 31 January 2012. "Her left hand holds flowers given by some unknown admirer; her right touches the head of her dog, Sabú, su fiel amigo. Sabú, her faithful friend."
- ^ Sharpe, Suzy (24 January 2007). "Sabú, the Lone Dog in the City of the Dead". TouristTravel. http://www.touristtravel.com/monthly_features/ricoleta_cemetery_buenos_aires.htm. Retrieved 31 January 2012. "Inscription at Liliana's feet"
