Brion-Vega Cemetery

Brion-Vega Cemetery

The Brion-Vega Cemetery is in San Vito d'Altivole near Treviso, Italy. Carlo Scarpa (1909-1978) designed the addition to a previous cemetery. He is buried in this cemetery in a well hidden spot, within the interstitial space created by the walls of the old and new cemeteries. The site also includes a small chapel with a special entrance for caskets.

The cemetery includes many design features. The perimeter walls are the same height as the surrounding corn, which deemphasizes the cemetery. It also includes an island which the visitor cannot access (arguably a metaphor for the afterlife).

ee also

*Carlo Scarpa

External links

* [http://www.greatbuildings.com/buildings/Brion-Vega_Cemetery.html Computer model of the cemetery]
* [http://www.arcaid.captureweb.co.uk/feature.asp?JobNo=3854- Picture gallery]


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