Sant Gervasi Cemetery Explained
Sant Gervasi Cemetery |
Map Type: | Spain Barcelona |
Established: | 1853 |
Country: | Spain |
Location: | Barcelona |
Type: | Public |
Owner: | Cementiris de Barcelona S.A. |
Size: | 12229m2 |
Graves: | 4773 |
Sant Gervasi Cemetery founded in 1853, is located in the district of Sarrià-Sant Gervasi in Barcelona, Spain. With an extension of 12,229 m², the area divided into two parts by a staircase leading to the cemetery chapel. It includes 4773 plots. Numerous sculptures and ornaments, mainly in the style of eclecticism, decorate the tombs.[1]
Notable interments
- Xavier Montsalvatge (1912- 2002), Spanish composer
- Joan Maragall (1860-1911), Spanish Catalan poet, journalist and translator[2]
- Darío de Regoyos (1857-1913), painter
- Felip Pedrell (1841-1922), composer
- Lluís Domènech i Montaner (1850-1923), Catalan architect who was highly influential on Modernisme català
- Enric Clarasó (1857-1941), modernist Catalan sculptor
- Joan Lamote de Grignon (1872-1949), pianist, composer and orchestra director
- Josep Guinovart (1927-2007), painter
Notes and References
- Web site: Cemetery of Sant Gervasi (Barcelona, Spain). www.significantcemeteries.org. 2018-01-01.
- Web site: Joan Maragall. www.visat.cat. 2018-01-01.