Prazeres Cemetery

Cemitério dos Prazeres
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Country	Portugal
Location	Estrela, Lisbon
Coordinates	38°42′50″N 9°10′12″W / 38.714°N 9.17°WCoordinates: 38°42′50″N 9°10′12″W / 38.714°N 9.17°W
Type	Public
Size	12 hectares (30 acres)
Website	Official website

Prazeres Cemetery (Portuguese: Cemitério dos Prazerescode: pt is deprecated ) is one of the largest cemeteries in Lisbon, Portugal; it is located in the freguesia (civil parish) of Estrela, in western Lisbon (formerly, within the parish of Prazeres).^[1] It is considered to be one of the most beautiful and famous cemeteries in the world.^[2]^[3]^[4]^[5]^[6] It is home to the Mausoleum of the Dukes of Palmela, the largest mausoleum in Europe.^[7]

Prazeres Cemetery is the resting place for many famous personalities, including Prime Ministers and Presidents of Portugal, notable literary figures such as author Ramalho Ortigão, famous artists like painters Columbano Bordalo Pinheiro or Roque Gameiro, prominent musical figures like pianist Alexandre Rey Colaço or composer João Domingos Bomtempo, and numerous other notable burials, especially from the Portuguese nobility.^[8]^[9]

References

↑ Remarkable Cemetery of ‘Pleasures’ Lisbon (Cemitério dos Prazeres): really worth a visit, final resting place of Portuguese rich and famous & Amália RodriguesThe Lisbon Connection. Retrieved 10 July 2016.
↑ National Geographic - Visit Europe's Most Beautiful Cemeteries
↑ MSN - The World's Most Beautiful Cemeteries
↑ Museum for Sepulchral Culture - Cemeteries Around the World
↑ UCityGuides - Top 10 Most Haunting and Famous Cemeteries in the World
↑ Publico - Um cemitério de aristocratas cheio de turistas^{[dead link]}
↑ Time Out - O maior jazigo privado da Europa fica em Lisboa
↑ 10 Intriguing Cemeteries of PortugalPortugal Confidential. Retrieved 10 July 2016.
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Prazeres Cemetery Media
- Carvalho Monteiro mausoleum
- Firefighters burial ground
- Pinto Leite chapel
- Lisboa()
- Marquis of Vale Flor mausoleum
- View of the Tagus River
- Mausoleum of the Dukes of Palmela
- Viscount of Mira Vouga mausoleum
- Lisboa()
- Mausoleums with the 25 de Abril Bridge in the background
The Cemetery of Pleasures (February 6, 2015)Um Lisboeta Inglês – An Englishman in Lisbon. Retrieved 10 July 2016.

[1] Remarkable Cemetery of ‘Pleasures’ Lisbon (Cemitério dos Prazeres): really worth a visit, final resting place of Portuguese rich and famous & Amália RodriguesThe Lisbon Connection. Retrieved 10 July 2016.

[2] National Geographic - Visit Europe's Most Beautiful Cemeteries

[3] MSN - The World's Most Beautiful Cemeteries

[4] Museum for Sepulchral Culture - Cemeteries Around the World

[5] UCityGuides - Top 10 Most Haunting and Famous Cemeteries in the World

[6] Publico - Um cemitério de aristocratas cheio de turistas^{[dead link]}

[7] Time Out - O maior jazigo privado da Europa fica em Lisboa

[8] 10 Intriguing Cemeteries of PortugalPortugal Confidential. Retrieved 10 July 2016.

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Prazeres Cemetery Media

Carvalho Monteiro mausoleum

Firefighters burial ground

Pinto Leite chapel

Lisboa()

Marquis of Vale Flor mausoleum

View of the Tagus River

Mausoleum of the Dukes of Palmela

Viscount of Mira Vouga mausoleum

Lisboa()

Mausoleums with the 25 de Abril Bridge in the background

The Cemetery of Pleasures (February 6, 2015)Um Lisboeta Inglês – An Englishman in Lisbon. Retrieved 10 July 2016.

[10] Carvalho Monteiro mausoleum

[11] Firefighters burial ground

[12] Pinto Leite chapel

[13] Lisboa()

[14] Marquis of Vale Flor mausoleum

[15] View of the Tagus River

[16] Mausoleum of the Dukes of Palmela

[17] Viscount of Mira Vouga mausoleum

[18] Lisboa()

[19] Mausoleums with the 25 de Abril Bridge in the background

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[[file: \|frameless]]
Country	Portugal
Location	Estrela, Lisbon
Coordinates	38°42′50″N 9°10′12″W / 38.714°N 9.17°W / 38.714; -9.17Coordinates: 38°42′50″N 9°10′12″W / 38.714°N 9.17°W / 38.714; -9.17
Type	Public
Size	12 hectares (30 acres)
Website	Official website

Prazeres Cemetery

References

Prazeres Cemetery Media