Atlas Monumental Cemetery of Como

The original layout, with large courts surrounded by loggias with family tombs, has been altered in more recent years for practical reasons with additions that have failed to respect the initial design. It contains numerous interesting artworks, architecture, sculptures and decorations, making it a sort of open-air museum. They include funerary chapels designed by Giuseppe Terragni, Adolfo Dell’Acqua and Gianni Mantero. The restrained front of the cemetery along the ancient Via Regina, at the foot of Monte Croce, is a constituent element of the urban landscape, which has now become even more visible after the demolition of the factories facing of it.