Campari Mausoleum

In the mid-19th century Cimitero Monumentale (Monumental Cemetery). This is where the rich (and sometimes famous) of Milan are buried. The Campari family chose this representation of Da Vinci's Last Supper fresco to adorn their plot. Some plots are leased in perpetuity, but most are 100 year leases. If you don't maintain your mausoleum the land gets confiscated and re-let.

Milan

May 9th 2017
Geo: 45.4699, 9.19249Milan has a commuting population of over 8M and it is one of the "Four Motors of Europe" - the most important highly-industrialised areas. The others are centred on Barcelona, Stuttgart and Lyon. Milan houses the Stock Exchange of Italy and is famous for high fashion and the arts. In the 3rd century it was the capital of the Western Roman Empire.We've had ... read more

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Italy became a nation-state in 1861 when the city-states of the peninsula, along with Sardinia and Sicily, were united under King Victor EMMANUEL II. An era of parliamentary government came to a close in the early 1920s when Benito MUSSOLINI establis... ... read more

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