You know what? Arlington, the largest cemetery in the world in Washington

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Washington Arlington Cemetery - United States (Author: Floyd Slip)

He Arlington Cemetery It is undoubtedly one of the emblematic places of Washington, in the east coast of the United States. But do you know that it is the largest cemetery in the world?

Arlingtonwhat can you visit in Washington, currently houses the bodies of more than 300,000 Americans, and makes it the largest cemetery in the world.

To give you an idea, it occupies an area of ​​more than 2,500 square kilometers, but more than the number of people buried in the cemetery, Arlington owes its fame to the important characters of the United States history They have been buried in it.

I remind you that in the Washington Arlington Cemetery they have been buried, after its creation in 1802, presidents of the United States, politicians, prestigious figures and, above all, military. Well, indeed, Arlington Cemetery is officially considered a military cemetery.

Here is an extensive list of people buried in the Arlington Cemetery in Washington.

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Video: A look at some of Arlington's most famous gravesites (March 2024).