Category: Art + Architecture

This 1914 sculpture by Pedro Zonza Briano occupies the former center of Recoleta Cemetery where a well was once located. Although famous during his lifetime, Zonza Briano has faded from current public memory. Another of his distinctive sculptures is seen by thousands of people every day as they walk from Plaza San Martín to the Retiro train station… an homage to Leandro N. Alem, founder of the UCR political party & one of the leaders of the 1890 Revolution:

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Neither Neocolonial architecture nor wooden doors are common in Recoleta Cemetery.

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A rather ordinary tomb with three extraordinary sculptures & a sumptuous interior that most people miss… climb the few stairs, stand on your toes & look inside. Definitely worth it. The statue holding an anchor is signed Voegele-Biggi/Carrara:

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