What is Colon Cemetery?
{{coord|23|07|23|N|82|23|55|W|region:CU-02_type:landmark|display=title}} {{Infobox cemetery |name = Colon Cemetery |image = Entradadelcementeriodeclb6.jpg |imagesize =250px |caption = the main gate to the cemetery |established = 1876 |country = [[Cuba]] |location = [[Havana]] |coordinates = |type = Public and Military |owner = |size = |graves= |website = |findagrave = [http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=cr&CRid=639416 Findagrave] |political = }} [[File:DirkvdM havana cemetery.jpg|thumb|250px|right|the Chapel in the center of the cemetery]] '''Colon Cemetery''' is the national cemetery of [[Cuba]]. It is in the center of [[Havana]]. Building of the cemetery started in 1871. It opened in 1886 with a [[chapel]] in the center of the cemetery. the cemetery also has memorials and monuments. == Other websites == {{Commons|Cementerio Cristóbal Colón}} * [http://www.wowcuba.com/photos/360/vista-havana-cemetery.html Panoramic photo of Colon Cemetery] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060913003547/http://www.wowcuba.com/photos/360/vista-havana-cemetery.html |date=2006-09-13 }} [[Category:Havana]] [[Category:National cemeteries]] [[Category:Buildings and structures in Cuba]] [[Category:1876 establishments]] [[Category:Military monuments and memorials]] [[Category:19th-century establishments in Cuba]] [[Category:1870s establishments in North America]] {{North-America-stub}}