September
10
/ 2022
There may be no other cemetery on earth that captures the emotion of love, loss and grief around death like Staglieno Cemetery in the Italian city of Genoa. With its stunningly life-like sculptures of people mourning their loved ones, the Cemetery of Staglieno is considered one of the most beautiful in the world. The Monumental Cemetery of Staglieno was designed in 1835 by prominent Genoese architect Carlo Barabino. Unfortunately, Barabino died in the same year from cholera and the project was handed to one of his pupils, Giovanni Battista Resasco. The cemetery was finally opened to the public in 1851, but work continued for several more decades after that. [[{"type":"media","view_mode":"media_large","fid":"99156","attributes":{"alt":"An angel lies in despair on top of the tomb of
