Tomb of Liliana Crociati de Szaszak information

The tomb of Liliana Crociati de Szaszak is a tomb in La Recoleta Cemetery, Buenos Aires, Argentina, known for its unusual design.

26-year-old Liliana Crociati de Szaszak (1944–1970) was in Innsbruck, Austria on 26 February 1970, when her hotel was struck by an avalanche, killing her.^[1]^[2] Her tomb was designed by her mother in the Neo-Gothic style, in sharp contrast to the other tombs in the cemetery.^[3] Adjacent to the tomb stands a dais adorned with a plaque containing an Italian-language poem by her father, and topped by a life-size green bronze statue of Crociati de Szaszak in her wedding dress,^[4] by sculptor Wíeredovol Viladrich.^[5]^[6]^[2] Following the death of Crociati's dog Sabú, a bronze statue of the dog, also by Viladrich,^[6] was added, with Crociati's hand resting on the dog's head.^[1]^[2]^[7]

^ ^a ^b Bennett, Paul; Bennett, Lorie (30 October 2007). "Tales from the crypt". Calgary Herald. canada.com. Archived from the original on 5 November 2012. Retrieved 31 January 2012. One mausoleum houses the remains of Liliana Crociati, killed at age 26 in 1970 by an avalanche while on a honeymoon ski trip to Austria.
^ ^a ^b ^c Cansino, Barbara (10 January 1999). "Cemetery For the Elite of Argentina". The New York Times. Retrieved 31 January 2012. Beneath a green bronze statue of Liliana Crociati de Szaszak (1944-1970), her hand on the head of her dog Sabu, there is a poem in Italian.
^ Sharpe, Suzy (24 January 2007). "Sabú, the Lone Dog in the City of the Dead". TouristTravel. Retrieved 31 January 2012. Or for her mother, who designed her crypt of wood and glass to represent her daughter's life. Gothic arches reach for heaven.
^ Sharpe, Suzy (24 January 2007). "Sabú, the Lone Dog in the City of the Dead". TouristTravel. Retrieved 31 January 2012. She stands there, wearing her wedding dress, a look of sadness in her eyes.
^ Bennett, Paul; Bennett, Lorie (30 October 2007). "Tales from the crypt". Calgary Herald. canada.com. Archived from the original on 5 November 2012. Retrieved 31 January 2012. Her distraught father commissioned Wilfredo Viladrich to make a bronze statue of her and, when her faithful dog Sabu died, he added a bronze replica.
^ ^a ^b Sharpe, Suzy (24 January 2007). "Sabú, the Lone Dog in the City of the Dead". TouristTravel. Retrieved 31 January 2012. Liliana and Sabú were sculpted by Wíeredovol Viladrich
^ Sharpe, Suzy (24 January 2007). "Sabú, the Lone Dog in the City of the Dead". TouristTravel. Retrieved 31 January 2012. Her left hand holds flowers given by some unknown admirer; her right touches the head of her dog, Sabú, su fiel amigo. Sabú, her faithful friend.

[CalgaryHerald-1] Bennett, Paul; Bennett, Lorie (30 October 2007). "Tales from the crypt". Calgary Herald. canada.com. Archived from the original on 5 November 2012. Retrieved 31 January 2012. One mausoleum houses the remains of Liliana Crociati, killed at age 26 in 1970 by an avalanche while on a honeymoon ski trip to Austria.

[TheNewYorkTimes-2] Cansino, Barbara (10 January 1999). "Cemetery For the Elite of Argentina". The New York Times. Retrieved 31 January 2012. Beneath a green bronze statue of Liliana Crociati de Szaszak (1944-1970), her hand on the head of her dog Sabu, there is a poem in Italian.

[3] Sharpe, Suzy (24 January 2007). "Sabú, the Lone Dog in the City of the Dead". TouristTravel. Retrieved 31 January 2012. Or for her mother, who designed her crypt of wood and glass to represent her daughter's life. Gothic arches reach for heaven.

[4] Sharpe, Suzy (24 January 2007). "Sabú, the Lone Dog in the City of the Dead". TouristTravel. Retrieved 31 January 2012. She stands there, wearing her wedding dress, a look of sadness in her eyes.

[5] Bennett, Paul; Bennett, Lorie (30 October 2007). "Tales from the crypt". Calgary Herald. canada.com. Archived from the original on 5 November 2012. Retrieved 31 January 2012. Her distraught father commissioned Wilfredo Viladrich to make a bronze statue of her and, when her faithful dog Sabu died, he added a bronze replica.

[TouristTravel-6] Sharpe, Suzy (24 January 2007). "Sabú, the Lone Dog in the City of the Dead". TouristTravel. Retrieved 31 January 2012. Liliana and Sabú were sculpted by Wíeredovol Viladrich

[7] Sharpe, Suzy (24 January 2007). "Sabú, the Lone Dog in the City of the Dead". TouristTravel. Retrieved 31 January 2012. Her left hand holds flowers given by some unknown admirer; her right touches the head of her dog, Sabú, su fiel amigo. Sabú, her faithful friend.