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The Bois-de-Vaux Cemetery (French Cimetière du Bois-de-Vaux) is the principal burial ground of Lausanne in Switzerland. Laid out by the architect Alphonse Laverrière between 1922 and 1951, the cemetery lies to the south of the town and has been designated as a cultural property of national importance (bien culturel suisse d'importance nationale).
- Closes at 8pm every day.
- Switzerland
- 1922
The Bois-de-Vaux Cemetery is the primary cemetery in Lausanne, Switzerland and considered a cultural importance. There are 26,000 plots with several prominent citizen's burials. The cemetery was designed by architect, Alphonse Laverrière between 1922 and 1951.
Bois-de-Vaux cemetery. Where? With its long central avenue lined with double rows of linden trees, its flowered banks, its ponds full of dancing water lilies and the benches from which to admire the views, Bois-de-Vaux is one of the rare cemeteries of its size (26,000 spaces) to have such charm.
Bois-de-Vaux cemetery. With its long central avenue lined with double rows of linden trees, its flowered banks, its ponds full of dancing water lilies and the benches from which to admire the views, Bois-de-Vaux is one of the rare cemeteries of its size (26,000 spaces) to have such charm.
Jan 10, 2021 · Coco Chanel's grave in the Bois-de-Vaux Cemetery, Lausanne Keystone / Laurent Gillieron French fashion designer, perfumer and Nazi agent Gabrielle “Coco” Chanel, who died exactly 50 years ago...
- Thomas Stephens
She was buried next to her sister at the Bois-de-Vaux Cemetery in Lausanne, Switzerland. Her daughter, Christina Onassis, sued Stavros Niarchos, her mother's widower, for her mother's estimated US$250 million (in 1974 dollars) estate, claiming the marriage should be annulled by Greek law.
The Bois-de-Vaux Cemetery (French Cimetière du Bois-de-Vaux) is the principal burial ground of Lausanne in Switzerland. Laid out by the architect Alphonse Laverrière between 1922 and 1951, the cemetery lies to the south of the town and has been designated as a cultural property of national importance (bien culturel suisse d'importance nationale).