The Cimitero Monumentale in Milan covering an area of 300,000 sq yds, was begun in 1866 by Carlo Maciachini. Many famous and important people, especially Milanese, are buried here. Visiting the Cimitero Monumentale is like going to an open air museum of art from the late 19th century to the present, with monuments and sculptures done by renowned architects and sculptors of the time.