Central 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.

Central Cemetery of Bogotá
Details
Established1836
Location
CountryColombia
Coordinates4°36′59″N 74°4′31″W
TypePublic

Notable interments

Cenotaph of Gonzalo Jiménez de Quesada at Central Cemetery.

References

  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

  • (in Spanish) Calvo Isaza, Oscar Iván (1998), El Cementerio Central: Bogotá, la vida urbana y la muerte. Bogotá: Tercer Milenio Ediciones. ISBN 958-601-747-8
  • (in Spanish) Escovar Wilson-White, Alberto (2003), Guía del Cementerio Central de Bogotá. Bogotá: Alcaldía Mayor de Bogotá, Corporación La Candelaria. ISBN 958-33-4286-6
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