Cimitero Monumentale di Milano

The Cimitero Monumentale in Milan, Italy is a very large cemetery located on the square given its name, Piazzale del Cimitero Monumentale. Near the heart of Milan, the cemetery was designed by the architect Carlo Maciachini (1818-1899). It opened in 1866 and since then has been filled with a wide range of both contemporary and classical Italian sculptures as well as Greek temples, elaborate obelisks, and other original works such as a scaled-down version of Trajan's Column.

The main entrance is through the large Famedio (Temple of Fame), a massive Neo-Medieval style building of marble and stone that serves as the tomb for some of the country's most honored citizens including Giuseppe Verdi. In the Palanti Chapel is a monument commemorating the 800 Milanese citizens who were executed in Nazi concentration camps. The cemetery has a special section for non-members of the Roman Catholic faith.

Some of the personalities interred here include:

• Alberto Ascari (1918-1955), world champion racecar driver
• Antonio Ascari (1888-1925), Grand Prix champion driver
• Ernesto Bazzaro (1859 - 1937), sculptor
• Luca Beltrami (1854-1933), architect
• Arrigo Boito (1842-1918), composer and Librettist
• Carlo Cattaneo (1801-1869), philosopher, patriot
• Alfredo Catalani (1854-1893), composer
• Walter Chiari (1924-1991), actor
• Franco Corelli (1921-2003), opera tenor
• Filippo Filippi (1830-1887), journalist, music critic
• Giorgio Gaber (1939-2003), actor, composer, musician
• Giuseppe Gervasini (1867-1941), religious figure
• Vladimir Horowitz (1903-1989), pianist
• Alessandro Manzoni (1785-1873) poet, novelist
• Francesco Maria Piave (1810-1876), librettist, poet
• Amilcare Ponchielli (1834-1886), composer
• Salvatore Quasimodo (1901-1968), 1959 Nobel prize in literature
• Medardo Rosso (1858-1928), sculptor
• Arturo Toscanini (1867-1957), conductor and cellist
• Bruno Valiani (1907-1998), artist
• Leo Valiani (1909-1999), writer, politician
• Giuseppe Verdi (1813-1901), composer