Sant Gervasi Cemetery
| Sant Gervasi Cemetery | |
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 Sant Gervasi Cemetery | |
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| Details | |
| Established | 1853 |
| Location | |
| Country | Spain |
| Coordinates | 41°24′32″N 2°7′36″E / 41.40889°N 2.12667°E |
| Type | Public |
| Owned by | Cementiris de Barcelona S.A. |
| Size | 12,229 square metres (3.022 acres) |
| No. of graves | 4773 |
Sant Gervasi Cemetery founded in 1853, is located in the district of Sarrià-Sant Gervasi in Barcelona, Spain. With an extension of 12,229 m², the area divided into two parts by a staircase leading to the cemetery chapel. It includes 4773 plots. Numerous sculptures and ornaments, mainly in the style of eclecticism, decorate the tombs.[1]
Notable interments
[edit]- Xavier Montsalvatge (1912- 2002), Spanish composer
- Joan Maragall (1860-1911), Spanish Catalan poet, journalist and translator[2]
- Darío de Regoyos (1857-1913), painter
- Felip Pedrell (1841-1922), composer
- Lluís Domènech i Montaner (1850-1923), Catalan architect who was highly influential on Modernisme català
- Enric Clarasó (1857-1941), modernist Catalan sculptor
- Joan Lamote de Grignon (1872-1949), pianist, composer and orchestra director
- Josep Guinovart (1927-2007), painter
References
[edit]- ^ "Cemetery of Sant Gervasi (Barcelona, Spain)". www.significantcemeteries.org. Retrieved 2018-01-01.
- ^ "Joan Maragall". www.visat.cat. Retrieved 2018-01-01.