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Arlington, largest cemetery in the world

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

El Arlington Cemetery It is, without a doubt, 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?

Arlington, what 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 that have been buried in it.

I remind you that in Washington Arlington Cemetery After its creation in 1802, United States presidents, politicians, prestigious figures and, above all, military personnel have been buried.

Well, indeed, Arlington Cemetery is officially considered a military cemetery.

Here you have a wide list of people buried in Washington's Arlington Cemetery.

About the Author

José Luis Sarralde

Journalist and traveler throughout his life, José Luis Sarralde is the founder of Guías Viajar, where since 2008 he has been capturing his travel experiences around the world, specializing in cultural and scenic destinations in Spain and Europe.

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