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Central Cemetery of Bogotá

Coordinates: 4°36′59″N 74°4′31″W / 4.61639°N 74.07528°W / 4.61639; -74.07528
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Central Cemetery of Bogotá
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Details
Established1836
Location
CountryColombia
Coordinates4°36′59″N 74°4′31″W / 4.61639°N 74.07528°W / 4.61639; -74.07528
TypePublic
Find a GraveCentral Cemetery of Bogotá

Central Cemetery of Bogotá (Spanish: Cementerio Central de Bogotá) is one of the main and most famous cemeteries in Colombia located in Bogotá. Houses several national heroes, poets and former Colombian presidents. It was opened in 1836 and was declared National Monument in 1984. Some of the sculptors of the mausoleums are Tenerani and Sighinolfi.

Pavilion of the Presidents and First Ladies

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The cemetery has been the site of many funerals and burials. The presidents buried in the pavilion of the presidents:

Pavilion of the Presidents

Central wing

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Right wing

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Left wing

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Notable interments

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Cenotaph of Gonzalo Jiménez de Quesada at Central Cemetery.

References

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  1. ^ "Murió la Escultora Hena Rodríguez" [Death of Sculptor Hena Rodríguez]. El Tiempo (in Spanish). Bogotá, Colombia. 18 April 1997. Archived from the original on 22 June 2017. Retrieved 22 June 2017.

Further reading

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  • (in Spanish) Calvo Isaza, Oscar Iván (1998), El Cementerio Central: Bogotá, la vida urbana y la muerte. Bogotá: Tercer Milenio Ediciones. ISBN 9586017478
  • (in Spanish) Escovar Wilson-White, Alberto (2003), Guía del Cementerio Central de Bogotá. Bogotá: Alcaldía Mayor de Bogotá, Corporación La Candelaria. ISBN 9583342866
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