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The Cimitero Monumentale di Torino is a vast 19th-century cemetery that doubles as an open-air sculpture museum. Elaborate tombs, mausoleums, and funerary monuments by leading Piedmontese artists and architects line its avenues, reflecting the wealth and taste of Turin's bourgeoisie.
Opened in 1827, the cemetery was designed to relieve overcrowding in Turin's parish churchyards. Throughout the 19th and early 20th centuries, wealthy families commissioned leading sculptors to create increasingly elaborate monuments, turning the cemetery into a competitive showcase of artistic patronage.