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Travel Attractions
La Recoleta Cemetery
La Recoleta Cemetery
La Recoleta Cemetery
Quick facts
- Name: La Recoleta Cemetery
- Location: Buenos Aires, Argentina
- Type of attraction: Architectural/Cemetery
- Built: 1822
- Ticket price: Free
La Recoleta Cemetery is a unique burial site, located in Buenos Aires Recoleta neighborhood, full of art statues and mausoleums or famous people. Some of them include Eva Perón, presidents of Argentina and Nobel Prize winners.
Cemetery is constructed like a proper city, with large square “blocks” and tree-lined avenues spanning a total of 14 acres and containing some 5,000 mausoleums.
It is a top attraction in Buenos Aires, so don’t miss it when you are visiting.
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Interesting facts about La Recoleta Cemetery
- There are about 6,400 tombs and mausoleums on the site.
- Since its foundation, it was built in a mixture of various styles: Neoclassical, Neo Gothic, Art Nuevo and Art Deco
- There are, of course, several ghost story and legends linked to the cemetery.
Safe travels!
