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10 Historic Monuments Which are Fading Away
By siliconindia
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Friday, 14 October 2011, 21:28 IST |
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5. First Cemetery of Athens, Greece
The First Cemetery of Athens is the official cemetery of the City of Athens and the first to be built. It opened in 1837 and soon became a luxurious cemetery for famous Greek people and foreigners. The main is the Church of Saint Theodore and there is also a smaller of Saint Lazarus. The third church is a Catholic church. There are also separate places for Protestants and Jews. The cemetery includes the tomb of Heinrich Schliemann, designed by Ernst Ziller, the tomb of Ioannis Pesmazoglou, that of Georgios Averoff, and one named I Kimomeni, by the sculptor Yannoulis Chalepas, from the island Tinos.
Many of the marble monuments now face structural problems and are in need of careful study, documentation, and conservation. The long-term stewardship of the First Cemetery of Athens echoes challenges faced by historic urban cemeteries around the world.
