1917
The ancient cemetery of Staglieno in Genoa
One of the largest and most beautiful in Europe - Genoa Staglieno Monumental Cemetery di (Cimitero Monumentale di Staglieno) stretched on a green mountainside on more than one square kilometer. It is a true open-air museum - local statue of Carrara marble dazzling beauty of his sad and make you think about the fragility of life and the transience of the world.
1. famed throughout the world Genoese cemetery Campo Santo or became publicly opened in 1851 Resasko and particularly its development came from the First World War.
2. The cemetery became famous for its rich gallery of sculptures in Carrara marble.
3. Among the many tombstones that are here highlighted the grave Mazzini - known fighter for the independence of Italy.
4. monumental cemetery became combines the structure of the neoclassical architecture of the cemetery in the traditions of the Mediterranean with the naturalness of cemeteries in Northern Europe.
5. At the cemetery, it became possible to find the tombstones of famous people of Genoa.
6. considered one of the most interesting cemeteries in Italy, has become famous for its amphitheater on the slopes of the hill and continuous succession of monumental buildings and small trees.
7. Staglieno Cemetery in Genoa - a real open-air museum, because of his outstanding sculptures decorate the graves.
8. Photo Genoese cemetery was used on the cover of the album Love Will Tear Us Apart band Joy Division.
9. Many celebrities (Nietzsche, de Maupassant, Elizabeth of Austria) visited Staglieno.
10. Above the cemetery, located on a green hillside, stands the Chapel of the Intercession (Pantheon).
11. Trail di Staglieno cemetery, decorated trees, contains interesting sculptures and monuments that are works of art
12. At the cemetery, there are tombs and Russian immigrants.
13. It is the tomb of Theodore Poletaev award (posthumously), the Gold Medal of the Italian "For military valor" for heroism in combat with the Germans in the town of Cantalupo Ligure.
14. At the Genoa cemetery lots of marble and green - myrtle, laurel, oleander.
15. The old cemetery attracts many tourists visiting Genoa. Access to the cemetery is open daily from 07:30 to 17:00. Entrance - free.
16. The steel is not inferior to the beauty of the famous Pere Lachaise cemetery in Paris and Recoleta in Buenos Aires.
17. Cemetery steel - quiet and sad little world full of monuments, lattices, fences and angels, wings stretched ...
18. In June last year, seven ministers cemetery steel, including three municipal inspector, were arrested by carabineros of systematic looting and desecration of graves.
19. During the investigation conducted by the Carabinieri, it was established that the criminal group for many years, with a special cynicism involved the ruin of graves and the kidnapping of these dental and orthopedic prostheses, as well as gold rings and other valuables left relatives of the deceased.
20. Defilers graves did not shun anything in particular, they devastated aluminum coffins, pressed them straight to the cemetery, and then sold the valuable scrap metal.
21. Of the prostheses criminals recovered precious metals and alloys, especially titanium and gold, which also went on sale. Carabinieri found that dentures that do not contain gold, too, there were the black market, the existence of which did not even know the law enforcement agencies.
22. Theft of the graves were carried out on a large scale, and the stolen valuables sorted and are often sold in bulk.
23. In addition, attackers are actively ruined ancient graves, which were stolen from marble sculptures and friezes, as well as other articles of precious materials.
24. In parallel, members of the criminal group was operating in the cemetery became actively haggling places for burial, in fact ruining the existing and desecrating graves.
25. Criminals accused of desecrating graves, theft, theft of property, and damage to monuments of artistic and historical importance.
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1. famed throughout the world Genoese cemetery Campo Santo or became publicly opened in 1851 Resasko and particularly its development came from the First World War.
2. The cemetery became famous for its rich gallery of sculptures in Carrara marble.
3. Among the many tombstones that are here highlighted the grave Mazzini - known fighter for the independence of Italy.
4. monumental cemetery became combines the structure of the neoclassical architecture of the cemetery in the traditions of the Mediterranean with the naturalness of cemeteries in Northern Europe.
5. At the cemetery, it became possible to find the tombstones of famous people of Genoa.
6. considered one of the most interesting cemeteries in Italy, has become famous for its amphitheater on the slopes of the hill and continuous succession of monumental buildings and small trees.
7. Staglieno Cemetery in Genoa - a real open-air museum, because of his outstanding sculptures decorate the graves.
8. Photo Genoese cemetery was used on the cover of the album Love Will Tear Us Apart band Joy Division.
9. Many celebrities (Nietzsche, de Maupassant, Elizabeth of Austria) visited Staglieno.
10. Above the cemetery, located on a green hillside, stands the Chapel of the Intercession (Pantheon).
11. Trail di Staglieno cemetery, decorated trees, contains interesting sculptures and monuments that are works of art
12. At the cemetery, there are tombs and Russian immigrants.
13. It is the tomb of Theodore Poletaev award (posthumously), the Gold Medal of the Italian "For military valor" for heroism in combat with the Germans in the town of Cantalupo Ligure.
14. At the Genoa cemetery lots of marble and green - myrtle, laurel, oleander.
15. The old cemetery attracts many tourists visiting Genoa. Access to the cemetery is open daily from 07:30 to 17:00. Entrance - free.
16. The steel is not inferior to the beauty of the famous Pere Lachaise cemetery in Paris and Recoleta in Buenos Aires.
17. Cemetery steel - quiet and sad little world full of monuments, lattices, fences and angels, wings stretched ...
18. In June last year, seven ministers cemetery steel, including three municipal inspector, were arrested by carabineros of systematic looting and desecration of graves.
19. During the investigation conducted by the Carabinieri, it was established that the criminal group for many years, with a special cynicism involved the ruin of graves and the kidnapping of these dental and orthopedic prostheses, as well as gold rings and other valuables left relatives of the deceased.
20. Defilers graves did not shun anything in particular, they devastated aluminum coffins, pressed them straight to the cemetery, and then sold the valuable scrap metal.
21. Of the prostheses criminals recovered precious metals and alloys, especially titanium and gold, which also went on sale. Carabinieri found that dentures that do not contain gold, too, there were the black market, the existence of which did not even know the law enforcement agencies.
22. Theft of the graves were carried out on a large scale, and the stolen valuables sorted and are often sold in bulk.
23. In addition, attackers are actively ruined ancient graves, which were stolen from marble sculptures and friezes, as well as other articles of precious materials.
24. In parallel, members of the criminal group was operating in the cemetery became actively haggling places for burial, in fact ruining the existing and desecrating graves.
25. Criminals accused of desecrating graves, theft, theft of property, and damage to monuments of artistic and historical importance.
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