Colon Cemetery

Local nameNecrópolis de Cristóbal Colón
LocationHavana, Cuba

El Cementerio de Cristóbal Colón, also called La Necrópolis de Cristóbal Colón, was founded in 1876 in the Vedado neighbourhood of Havana, Cuba to replace the Espada Cemetery in the Barrio de San Lázaro. Named for Christopher Columbus, the cemetery is noted for its many elaborately sculpted memorials. It is estimated the cemetery has more than 500 major mausoleums. Before the Espada Cemetery and the Colon Cemetery were built, interments took place in crypts at the various churches throughout Havana, for example, at the Havana Cathedral or Church Crypts in Havana Vieja.

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Admission

5 CUC

More information and contact

Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Colon_Cemetery,_Havana

Phone +53 7 832 1050

Address Calle 12, La Habana, Cuba

Coordinates 23°7'23.678" N -82°23'54.376" E

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