Cemitério dos Prazeres - Lisboa - Portugal

The site of Europe's largest private mausoleum. The Prazeres Cemetery was built in 1833 to house the thousands of victims of the cholera epidemic that ravaged Lisbon at that time. For public health reasons, burials in religious spaces were prohibited, as was customary. It is here that some of the greatest figures in Portuguese history are buried. Because it was built in the neighborhoods of aristocratic residences, it became the burial ground for the country's most powerful and influential families. Here, you can find great artists, politicians, and aristocrats who have influenced generations, as well as wealthy Brazilians who decided to live out their final moments on the other side of the Atlantic Ocean. Like - Subscribe - Share