The Cimitero Flaminio (also known as Cimitero di Prima Porta or Cimitero di Montebello) is a cemetery in

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(Italy), outside the

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to the north, between the

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and the

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History

The cemetery was established in 1945 on a project by the architect Elena Luzzatto.

Description

With its extension of 140 hectares, it is the largest cemetery in Italy; it is crossed by 37 km of internal roads, on which vehicles and buses circulate. The graves are mainly mound tombs; many of them are arranged into buildings or constructions which, due to their shape, are called "semicircular". There are some distinct departments for the different

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s, as well as numerous common fields and a

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. It is considered a masterpiece of contemporary cemetery architecture. It houses the tombs of many famous personalities of Italian culture, art, entertainment, sport and politics of the last century. Within the cemetery rises a church dedicated to

Saint Michael the Archangel Michael, also called Saint Michael the Archangel, Archangel Michael and Saint Michael the Taxiarch is an archangel and the warrior of God in Christianity, Judaism, and Islam. The earliest surviving mentions of his name are in third- and second- ...

''in Flaminio'', a subsidiary place of worship of the parish of Santi Urbano e Lorenzo a Prima Porta.

Famous people buried in the cemetery

Mario Ageno Mario Ageno (March 2, 1915 – December 23, 1992) is considered one of Italy's most important biophysicists. Early life and education Born in Livorno from a Genoese family, he studied Physics for two years in Genoa, when one of his professors n ...

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(Greek Catholic archbishop) * Gilberto Mazzi (singer and actor) *

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(aviator, aeronautical engineer and Arctic explorer) * Marina Pagano (singer and actress) *

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Transport

Montebello (

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)

Notes

External links

* {{cite web, url=http://www.cimitericapitolini.it/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=15&Itemid=36, title=Cimiteri Capitolini, access-date=15 June 2020, archive-date=18 July 2013, archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130718063401/http://www.cimitericapitolini.it/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=15&Itemid=36, url-status=dead Flaminio 1945 establishments in Italy

History

Description

Famous people buried in the cemetery

Transport

Notes

See also

External links