Cemetery of Modena ossuary
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The Cemetery of Modena ossuary is a renowned modernist architectural project in Modena, Italy, designed by Aldo Rossi and celebrated for its abstract, monumental treatment of memory and urban form.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
architectural work
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cemetery ⓘ modernist architecture ⓘ ossuary ⓘ |
| architect | Aldo Rossi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle |
Modernism
NERFINISHED
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Rationalism ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Aldo Rossi’s theory of the city
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monumental urban artifacts ⓘ |
| category |
Buildings and structures in Modena
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Cemeteries in Italy ⓘ Modernist architecture in Italy ⓘ |
| country | Italy ⓘ |
| function | memorial ⓘ |
| hasPart |
burial niches
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colonnade ⓘ courtyard ⓘ enclosing wall ⓘ portico ⓘ tower-like volume ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Italian metaphysical painting
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historical Italian cemeteries ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Emilia-Romagna
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Modena NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| material |
brick
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concrete ⓘ |
| notableFor |
abstract treatment of memory
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geometric volumes ⓘ monumental composition ⓘ rigorous formal order ⓘ urban-form experimentation ⓘ |
| partOf | cemetery complex of Modena ⓘ |
| purpose |
creating a collective monument
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housing remains of the dead ⓘ |
| recognizedAs |
canonical project in architectural theory
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key work of late 20th-century architecture ⓘ |
| relatedWork | San Cataldo Cemetery NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| spatialOrganization |
enclosed courtyard type
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orthogonal grid ⓘ |
| theme |
collective remembrance
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death ⓘ memory ⓘ |
| use | funerary architecture ⓘ |
Referenced by (7)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Cemetery of San Cataldo, Modena
this entity surface form:
Cemetery of Modena (project)
this entity surface form:
Cemetery of Modena colonnade
this entity surface form:
Cemetery of Modena chapel
this entity surface form:
Cemetery of Modena ossuary building
this entity surface form:
Cemetery of Modena columbarium