St. Louis Cemetery No. 2, New Orleans, USA
Address:
New Orleans, USA
Type of work:
Assessment
Investor:
Save Our Cemeteries, Inc., New Orleans, LA, USA
Provider:
Eng. Petr Justa, GEMA ART GROUP a.s.
Realization:
2006 One of the largest and most spectacular of New Orleans' early Creole cemeteries. Cemetery was opened in 1823 since 2001 has been listed in Save America's Treasures list of endangered sites.The three organized Squares on an orthogonal alley grid contain a superb collection of monumental family and society tombs incl. works of such notable architects as James Gallier and N. B. de Pouilly. Hurricane Katrina significantly multiplied damages of these very precious tombs.The experts from Gema Art completed the urgently needed assessment that resulted in the General database of all cemetery. The pilot conservation treatment of selected gravemarks and tumbs was carried out.
