Extension of the Cemetery of San Michele, Venice: a pair of crouching lions adorning the gates of the funerary chapel looking towards John the Evangelist courtyard Architect/Designer David Chipperfield Architects Artist/Photographer ORCH Orsenigo-Chemollo Country Italy City Venice Subject Date 2007 Image Date 2007 View Interior Style Minimalist Medium Digital image Orientation Landscape Colour Info Colour Credit ORCH Orsenigo / RIBA Collections Subject Funerary architecture ; Cemeteries ; Concrete ; Animals ; Courtyards ; Sculpture ; Stone
NOTES: San Michele is the principal cemetery of Venice and is located on the island between Venice and Murano. David Chipperfield Architects won the competition to extend the cemetery in 1998. The design involved creating a walled second island accessible by two short bridges, with a series of four new courtyards (each dedicated to one of the four Evangelists) and a chapel. The first courtyard, dedicated to Mark the Evangelist, opened to the public in September 2007.
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