Cemeteries: open-air museums

Pantheon of the Martorell and Bofill families, in the cemetry in Poblenou, work by the architect Elies Rogent and the sculptor Venanci Vallmitjana. Pantheon of Francesc Permanyer, in the cemetry of Poblenou, work by the architect Elies Rogent and sculptors Agapit and Venanci Vallmitjana. Cemetries in Barcelona are open-air museums. Neogothic, neoclassic and modernist pantheons, structures that remind us of the obelisks in ancient Egypt. Sculptures of angels and mournful characters are some of the pieces we can find. This art results from the wishes of the wealthy families to perpetuate the memory of their family members and usually built by distinguished architects and sculptors. Now, the UB project Art Funerari (funerary art) aims to highlight this heritage in Barcelona and Catalonia, which is not much known.
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