Prazeres Cemetery

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Prazeres Cemetery is a historic and monumental cemetery in Lisbon, Portugal, known for its elaborate mausoleums and as the resting place of many notable Portuguese figures.


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Predicate Object
instanceOf cemetery
monumental cemetery
tourist attraction
architecturalStyle 19th-century funerary architecture
burialPlaceOf Almada Negreiros
Anselmo Braamcamp
António José Enes
Júlio de Castilho
Ramalho Ortigão
members of the Dukes of Palmela family
numerous Portuguese artists
numerous Portuguese politicians
numerous Portuguese writers
Álvaro Cunhal
continent Europe
coordinateLocation 38.707°N 9.173°W
country Portugal
hasPart Palmela family mausoleum
columbarium
crematorium
funerary chapel
multiple family pantheons
hasTourismType cultural tourism
thanatourism
hasUse burial ground
cultural heritage site
tourism
heritageDesignation Imóvel de Interesse Público
inception 1833
languageUsed Portuguese
locatedIn Lisbon
locatedInAdministrativeTerritory Lisbon District
Parish of Estrela
locatedInTimeZone Western European Summer Time
Western European Time
locatedNear Alcântara Valley
Tagus River
notableFor avenues of cypresses
elaborate mausoleums
family pantheons
funerary sculpture
views over the Tagus River
officialWebsite https://www.cm-lisboa.pt/equipamentos/equipamento/info/cemiterio-dos-prazeres
operator Municipality of Lisbon
ownedBy Municipality of Lisbon
publicAccess yes
significantEvent created after the 1833 cholera epidemic in Lisbon

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