Monumental Cemetery ---

The Monumental Cemetery is located near Borgo Palazzo, one of the historic neighborhoods of Bergamo Bassa, to which it is connected by a long avenue. Not far away stands the equally ancient Borgo Santa Caterina. The genesis of this place has been complex, linked to the fate of the cemeteries that preceded it. In 1810, following Napoleonic edicts, three cemeteries were inaugurated in the city: one in the S. Lucia area (today via Nullo), another in Valverde and the third in the S. Maurizio plain. Three years later, the S. Lucia cemetery was closed due to an unsuitable location and replaced by the S. Giorgio cemetery in Malpensata. The three cemeteries remained in operation throughout the 1800s but, between 1895 and 1896, for hygienic reasons as well, it was decided to close them and create a single structure near the cem