Attractions
Frank's Pyramid, Laglio
A granite pyramid some twenty metres high above Laglio's cemetery: the tomb of the physician Joseph Frank, a pupil of Volta, raised in 1851, with his marble portrait and three Egyptian doors.
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Laglio
Pini Tomb, Laglio
- Visit duration
- 10–20 min
- Booking
- Not required
- Area
- First Basin
Why go
The Pini tomb, in Laglio's cemetery, was designed by Franco Albini in 1945 for two children of the family who died in 1943 and 1944.
The Pinis lived in Milan and had a house at Carate Urio; Albini was already designing furniture for their Milan home. The tomb has two tall parallel walls and no roof. One wall has an opening and is carved with the family name; the other is solid, with a stylised cross and plaques bearing the names in relief. Two large angels of copper sheet, by an unknown sculptor, are suspended between the walls. They replace the flight of birds envisaged in the design.
- A work by Franco Albini in a village cemetery, built for two children on the slope looking over the lake.
- It is in the same cemetery as the Frank pyramid.
Highlights
- The two parallel walls, open to the sky
- The two hanging copper angels
- The cross cut into the blind wall
- The family name carved at the opening
Getting there
- It is in Laglio's cemetery, on the slope above the village, the same one as the Frank pyramid; the C110 bus stops in the village.
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Sources and credits
- Maps, parking, services and distances: © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL).
- Freely licensed photographs: authors and licences under Photograph credits.