PORTICOED ENTRANCE

Josep Sardà i Cailà, the lawyer and liberal politician from Reus who, with part of his legacy, made the construction project possible, explained that "he had felt great disappointment at having to bury his brother in the old Cemetery of Roser... a small and poor cemetery where there was barely enough space for the entire funeral procession. It was a small and sad square with simple graves, no mausoleums, no statues, no chapels, no trees, and no flowers. That day, I decided to begin my final work for the city of Reus. I would make sure there was no distinction among the dead."

The porticoed entrance leading to our cemetery was built with every stone from the old Cemetery of Roser. Each stone was transferred one by one to create the current portal, which, among other functions, shelters the majestic statue of the god Cronos.