Brion tomb

The Brion tomb, also known as the Brion sanctuary and Brion-Vega tomb, in San Vito d'Altivole near Treviso, Italy, is the burial ground of the Brion family. It was designed by Venetian architect Carlo Scarpa between 1968–1978 as an L-shaped 2,000 m2 (22,000 sq ft) extension to the adjacent municipal cemetery. It is regarded as a masterpiece of post-modernist architecture and a powerful commemorative monument.

Scarpa felt that "the place for the dead is a garden" and is himself buried adjacent to the Brion sanctuary.

45°45′05″N 11°54′48″E / 45.751323°N 11.913341°E / 45.751323; 11.913341

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