Cappella cimiteriale FAMIGLIA BURACCHIO

At the cemetery’s edge, this two-tiered family chapel is a curious monument to symmetry and civic aspiration. Its generous proportions have earned comparison with a country church, though its twin, the Majo, Martinetti, Bianchi chapel, suggests a deliberate architectural dialogue. The main facade is dominated by a high base, against which a monumental staircase climbs, its three steps flanked by plinths bearing oversized decorative urns, now serving as planters.

The front is sheathed in regular stone slabs; the side elevations alternate between exposed brick bands and plaster. Two pilasters, carved with a fabric-like pattern of garlands and tassels, support a trabeation: plain architrave, smooth triglyph-and-metope frieze, and projecting moulded cornice. At centre, a cross. Smaller ornamental pilasters, bundled in design, carry Doric capitals, a metal relief inscription, and a triangular pediment with decorated acroteria. An empty space within the tympanum silently marks the removal of the baronial coat of arms. Over the arched lunette, a window with iron grille sits within a moulded frame.

Description via source. Coordinates and heritage data from the Atika atlas.