Declared a National Monument, this Cemetery
has an endless amount of very valuable artistic works, which
can be found in the architecture and engravings and sculptures
of the Cemetery monuments, chapels, pantheons and epitaphs.
The first works in the graveyard began in October 1871 when
architect Arellano de Loira's project won a contest to have
a cemetery built in the Cuban capital. The structures are
very ornate and elaborate and unique symbols can be seen in
all four quarters of the graveyard. The main access to the
graveyard is through the northern portico, featuring a majestic
22.5-meter-tall sculpture in the form of an arc of triumph.
Address: Zapata and 12 St. Vedado. Havana.
