Famedio
A famedio is a building that is intended for the burial of famous people. Famedios can be found mainly in Italy, but also in Spain.
Form and purpose
A famedio has temple-like shapes and is usually intended for the burial of prominent personalities, but sometimes also serves as a place of remembrance for those who died in the war. In contrast to the mausoleum, which is usually dedicated to one person, a famedio offers space for dozens or even hundreds of tombs.
Famedios are often in a prominent position at or directly as the main entrance to large or monumental Italian and Spanish cemeteries, for example those of the Cimitero Monumentale in Milan , the Monumental Cemetery Staglieno in Genoa and the Cimitero Monumentale in Messina ; on the Cimitero Monumentale della Certosa di Bologna and in Brescia they are more secluded and quieter. The famedios in the cemeteries of Milan, Brescia, Bologna, and Genoa are connected to adjacent buildings by arcades; elsewhere, isolated ones can be found, for example in Messina and Barcelona .
etymology
The Italian term, which was formed in the 1860s from the Latin fama "fame" and aedes "temple" (based on the model of Cavaedium , Italian Cavedio ) means something like "temple of fame".