Historic Site · Buenos Aires, Argentina
Recoleta Cemetery
La Recoleta Cemetery (Spanish: Cementerio de la Recoleta) is a cemetery located in the Recoleta neighbourhood of Buenos Aires, Argentina. Built 1822.
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Landmark facts
| Location | Buenos Aires, Argentina |
|---|---|
| Type | Historic Site |
| Built | 1822 |
| Architect | Próspero Catelin |
| Coordinates | 34.5881° S, 58.3931° W |
Every fact above is taken from the sources listed below; anything no source states is left blank rather than guessed.
What Recoleta Cemetery is known for
La Recoleta Cemetery (Spanish: Cementerio de la Recoleta) is a cemetery located in the Recoleta neighbourhood of Buenos Aires, Argentina.
About Recoleta Cemetery
La Recoleta Cemetery (Spanish: Cementerio de la Recoleta) is a cemetery located in the Recoleta neighbourhood of Buenos Aires, Argentina. It contains the graves of notable people, including Eva Perón, presidents of Argentina, Nobel Prize winners, the founder of the Argentine Navy, and military commanders such as Julio Argentino Roca. In 2011, the BBC hailed it as one of the world's best cemeteries, and in 2013, CNN listed it among the 10 most beautiful cemeteries in the world.
History
Franciscan Recollect monks (los recoletos) arrived in this area, then the outskirts of Buenos Aires, in the early eighteenth century. The cemetery is built around the Recollect Convent (Convento de la Recoleta) and a church, Our Lady of the Pillar (Iglesia de Nuestra Señora del Pilar), built in 1732. The order was disbanded in 1822, and the garden of the convent converted into the first public cemetery in Buenos Aires.
How to get there
| Nearest town | Buenos Aires |
|---|---|
| Nearest airport | Jorge Newbery Airpark (AEP) |
| Distance from the airport | 2.6 miles (straight line) |
Nearest major airport by straight-line distance from the landmark’s coordinates; road distance will be longer.
Airports near this landmark
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- Aeroparque Jorge Newbery (AEP) · Buenos Aires, Argentina · 2.4 miles away
- Ezeiza International Airport - Ministro Pistarini (EZE) · Buenos Aires (Ezeiza), Argentina · 18.1 miles away
- Carrasco General Cesáreo L. Berisso International Airport (MVD) · Ciudad de la Costa, Uruguay · 135.5 miles away
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Frequently asked questions
What is Recoleta Cemetery?
La Recoleta Cemetery (Spanish: Cementerio de la Recoleta) is a cemetery located in the Recoleta neighbourhood of Buenos Aires, Argentina.
Where is Recoleta Cemetery located?
Recoleta Cemetery is in Buenos Aires, Argentina. Its coordinates are 34.5881° S, 58.3931° W.
How do I get to Recoleta Cemetery?
The nearest town is Buenos Aires, and the nearest airport is Jorge Newbery Airpark (AEP), about 2.6 miles away (straight line).
When was Recoleta Cemetery built?
Recoleta Cemetery was built 1822.
Sources
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/La_Recoleta_Cemetery — Wikipedia article — overview, history and core facts (CC BY-SA).
- https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q831322 — Wikidata — built year, architect, height/size, visitors, official website (CC0).
- https://github.com/jbrooksuk/JSON-Airports — Nearest major airport computed from landmark and airport coordinates (haversine); airport list: jbrooksuk/JSON-Airports.
Page last updated 13 November 2026.