San Cataldo Cemetery
E479031
San Cataldo Cemetery is a renowned modernist cemetery complex in Modena, Italy, celebrated for Aldo Rossi’s austere, geometric architectural design and its influential role in late 20th-century architecture.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| San Cataldo Cemetery canonical | 1 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
architectural complex
ⓘ
cemetery ⓘ modernist architecture work ⓘ |
| architect |
Aldo Rossi
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Gianni Braghieri NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| category |
Aldo Rossi buildings
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Buildings and structures in Modena ⓘ Cemeteries in Emilia-Romagna ⓘ |
| competitionWinner |
Aldo Rossi
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Gianni Braghieri NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| constructionStartDate | late 1970s ⓘ |
| country | Italy ⓘ |
| designCompetition | 1971 Modena cemetery competition ⓘ |
| hasArchitecturalStyle |
Italian modernism
ⓘ
Postmodern architecture NERFINISHED ⓘ Rationalist architecture NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasColor |
gray concrete
ⓘ
red-orange plaster ⓘ |
| hasGeometricForm |
arcades
ⓘ
cubic volumes ⓘ rectangular prisms ⓘ |
| hasPart |
arcaded galleries
ⓘ
central ossuary block ⓘ columbarium walls ⓘ courtyard spaces ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation | important work of 20th-century architecture ⓘ |
| inception | 1971 ⓘ |
| influenced |
late 20th-century cemetery design
ⓘ
postmodern architectural discourse ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Aldo Rossi’s theories of the city
ⓘ
Italian metaphysical painting ⓘ monumental classical forms ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Modena NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInAdministrativeTerritory | Emilia-Romagna NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| materialUsed |
brick
ⓘ
plaster ⓘ reinforced concrete ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Saint Catald NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
austere geometric forms
ⓘ
gridded columbarium structures ⓘ symbolic city-of-the-dead layout ⓘ unfinished red ossuary block ⓘ use of simple volumes and pure shapes ⓘ |
| openingDate | 1980s ⓘ |
| partOf | cemetery complex of Modena ⓘ |
| usedFor |
burials
ⓘ
cremation niches ⓘ memorialization of the dead ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.