{"id":18905,"date":"2021-09-27T08:49:00","date_gmt":"2021-09-27T06:49:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/fromplacetoplace.travel\/?p=18905"},"modified":"2021-08-26T18:58:43","modified_gmt":"2021-08-26T16:58:43","slug":"cimitero-monumentale","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/fromplacetoplace.travel\/italy\/milan\/cimitero-monumentale\/","title":{"rendered":"Cimitero Monumentale – Central Cemetery of Milan"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
In Milan there is the Cimitero Monumentale, the central cemetery of Milan, which you should definitely visit. Here you will find artistically designed tombs and if you look closely, you might also discover a “celebrity tomb”.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Around 1750, there were five cemeteries in Milan. Although it was forbidden by decree, many people were not buried there, however, because their relatives did not have the opportunity to bury them there. These people were often buried in anonymous graves near their homes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
When the ordinance came into force in 1838 that cemeteries should be at least 200 metres away from residential buildings and parishes, the municipality of Milan announced a competition. The competition was to produce a new cemetery for the city.<\/p>\n\n\n\n