Modena Cemetery

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architectural work cemetery modernist architecture

Modena Cemetery is a renowned modernist cemetery complex in Modena, Italy, celebrated as one of Aldo Rossi’s most influential architectural works.

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Observed surface forms (9)

Surface form	Occurrences
Cemetery of Modena courtyard	1
Cemetery of Modena entrance building	1
Cemetery of Modena funerary buildings	1
Cemetery of Modena funerary chapel	1
Cemetery of Modena funerary complex	1
Cemetery of Modena memorial courtyard	1
Cemetery of Modena memorial tower	1
Cemetery of Modena perimeter wall	1
San Cataldo Cemetery, Modena	1

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	architectural work ⓘ cemetery ⓘ modernist architecture ⓘ
adjacentTo	nineteenth-century cemetery of Modena ⓘ
alsoKnownAs	Cimitero di Modena NERFINISHED ⓘ Cimitero di San Cataldo NERFINISHED ⓘ San Cataldo Cemetery NERFINISHED ⓘ
architect	Aldo Rossi NERFINISHED ⓘ Gianni Braghieri NERFINISHED ⓘ
architecturalStyle	Neo-rationalism NERFINISHED ⓘ Postmodern architecture ⓘ Rationalism ⓘ
consideredOneOf	Aldo Rossi’s most important works ⓘ key works of twentieth-century cemetery architecture ⓘ
constructionStart	1970s ⓘ
country	Italy ⓘ
designCompetition	1971 Modena cemetery competition ⓘ
designCompetitionResult	first prize ⓘ
hasColorCharacteristic	bare brick surfaces ⓘ ochre surfaces ⓘ
hasFunction	burial place ⓘ columbarium for urns ⓘ ossuary ⓘ
hasGeometricForm	arcade ⓘ cube ⓘ pyramid-like roofs ⓘ
hasPlanType	orthogonal plan ⓘ
hasSpatialOrganization	courtyard typology ⓘ
hasThematicFocus	collective monumentality ⓘ death ⓘ memory ⓘ
heritageDesignation	iconic work of postwar Italian architecture ⓘ
inception	1971 ⓘ
influencedBy	Italian metaphysical painting ⓘ monumental classical architecture ⓘ traditional Italian cemeteries ⓘ
locatedIn	Modena NERFINISHED ⓘ
locatedInAdministrativeTerritory	Emilia-Romagna NERFINISHED ⓘ
materialUsed	brick ⓘ plaster ⓘ reinforced concrete ⓘ
notablePart	columbarium ⓘ cube-shaped ossuary building ⓘ ossuary block ⓘ porticoed enclosure ⓘ unfinished brick block ⓘ
partOf	San Cataldo cemetery complex NERFINISHED ⓘ
referencedIn	Aldo Rossi’s theoretical writings ⓘ