La Recoleta Cemetery is a cemetery located in the Recoleta neighbourhood of Buenos Aires, Argentina. It contains the graves of notable people, including Eva Perón, presidents of Argentina, Nobel Prize winners, the founder of the Argentine Navy, and military commanders such as Julio Argentino Roca. In 2011, the BBC hailed it as one of the world's best cemeteries, and in 2013, CNN listed it among the 10 most beautiful cemeteries in the world.
Aerial view of the cemetery
View of one of the alleys
View of the domes.
Mausoleum of President Carlos Pellegrini.
Recoleta is a barrio or neighborhood of Buenos Aires, Argentina, located in the northern part of the city, by the Río de la Plata. The area is perhaps best known to be the home of the distinguished Recoleta Cemetery. It is a traditional upper-class and conservative neighborhood with some of the priciest real estate in the city, known for Paris-style townhouses, lavish former palaces and posh boutiques.
From left to right, top to bottom: the Recoleta Cultural Center, Floralis Genérica, France Square and the Recoleta Cemetery with the Basilica of Our Lady of the Pillar.
Southwestward view of Recoleta in 2014, overlooking Floralis Genérica and the National Library.
Recoleta Plaza in 1867: the Recoleta Cemetery and the Church of Nuestra Señora del Pilar.
The Recoleta railway station in 1904. The rail line would be later deactivated and the station demolished.