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Waldfriedhof (other)
Waldfriedhof is German for woodland cemetery. Cemeteries called Waldfriedhof include * Munich Waldfriedhof, Munich * Waldfriedhof Dahlem, Berlin * Waldfriedhof Zehlendorf Waldfriedhof Zehlendorf (Zehlendorf forest cemetery) is a cemetery located in Berlin's Nikolassee district. The cemetery occupies an area of 376,975 m2. An additional Italian war cemetery was created there in 1953. A number of notable people of Ber ..., Berlin * See also * Woodland Cemetery (other) {{disambig ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Woodland Cemetery
Woodland Cemetery may refer to: * Woodland cemetery, a type of cemetery or it may refer to specific places: in Sweden * Skogskyrkogården (The Woodland Cemetery) in Stockholm, Sweden in the United States (by state) * Woodland Cemetery (Quincy, Illinois), listed on the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) * Woodland Cemetery (Des Moines, Iowa) * Woodland Cemetery (Monroe, Michigan) * Woodland Cemetery (Newark, New Jersey) * Woodland Cemetery (Staten Island, New York), in Grymes Hill, Staten Island * Woodland Cemetery (Cleveland), Ohio, listed on the NRHP * Woodland Cemetery and Arboretum, Dayton, Ohio, listed on the NRHP * Woodlands Cemetery, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania * Woodland Cemetery (Richmond, Virginia), a historically African American cemetery See also * Waldfriedhof (other) Waldfriedhof is German for woodland cemetery. Cemeteries called Waldfriedhof include * Munich Waldfriedhof, Munich * Waldfriedhof Dahlem, Berlin * Waldfriedhof Zehlendorf Waldfri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Munich Waldfriedhof
The Munich Waldfriedhof is one of 29 cemeteries of Munich in Bavaria, Germany. It is one of the larger and more famous burial sites of the city, known for its park-like design and tombs of notable personalities. The Waldfriedhof is considered the first woodland cemetery. Description The Munich Waldfriedhof is located in the southwest and borders several city districts today. It is separated in two sections, the old part and the new part (Alter Teil und Neuer Teil). It holds almost 60,000 graves. The Waldfriedhof is open every day from 8am and closes between 5pm and 8pm depending on the season. During the warmer months of the year the city arranges guided tours. The cemetery is connected to the public transport system MVV by several bus lines. Access to the graves by car is very limited. The cemetery borders the beginning Autobahn A95 in the south as well as other large roads in the north and east. History The ''Münchner Waldfriedhof'' as it is called in German was planned by t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Waldfriedhof Dahlem
The Waldfriedhof Dahlem ( Dahlem forest cemetery) is a cemetery in Berlin, in the district of Steglitz-Zehlendorf on the edge of the Grunewald forest at Hüttenweg 47. Densely planted with conifers and designed between 1931 and 1933 after the plans of Albert Brodersen, it is one of Berlin's more recent cemeteries. Its graves include those of writers such as Gottfried Benn, composers such as Wolfgang Werner Eisbrenner and entertainers like Harald Juhnke, and put it among the so-called "Prominentenfriedhöfe" or celebrity cemeteries. Graves of notable people * Karl Anton (1898–1979), film director and film producer * Michael Ballhaus (1935–2017), cinematographer * Antoinette Becker (1920–1998), writer * Carl Heinrich Becker (1876–1933), orientalist and politician * Gottfried Benn (1886–1956), poet * Heinz Berggruen (1914–2007), art collector * Frank Michael Beyer (1928–2008), composer * Hans-Otto Borgmann (1901–1977), film composer * Bully Buhlan (1924– ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Waldfriedhof Zehlendorf
Waldfriedhof Zehlendorf (Zehlendorf forest cemetery) is a cemetery located in Berlin's Nikolassee district. The cemetery occupies an area of 376,975 m2. An additional Italian war cemetery was created there in 1953. A number of notable people of Berlin are buried at the cemetery; some have a ''grave of honor'' (german: Ehrengrab). In particular, all of Berlin's deceased post-war mayors are buried here. Landscape and buildings The northern part of the cemetery was built between 1945 and 1947 by Herta Hammerbacher, and expanded from 1948 to 1954 by Max Dietrich. About a third of the area was forest, which was already 50 years old and was intentionally kept. The trees are mostly firs, with a few oaks, mountain-ashes and birches. Two straight paths in north–south direction structure the cemetery, connected by curved paths. The funeral halls are situated on a natural hill. Between the entrance and the halls is a large U-shaped meadow which was originally designed as heath. The gra ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
