Cementerio Central
Stone-carved allegorical gate figures and elite marble mausoleums line avenues shaded by ancient trees.
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This guide to Cementerio Central in Bogotá opens beneath the ten-meter entrance gate, where a stone Chronos rests a hand on an hourglass and lifts a scythe. It follows Colombo Ramelli, the stonemason who carved the figure in 1906 after inheriting his father's Bogotá workshop, and architect Julian Lombana, who designed the portal beneath it a year or two earlier. Look for the Latin line carved into the stone pilasters as you pass through the gate.
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