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The following quote was machine translated from text taken from the Swedish language Wikipedia site. :sv:Östra kyrkogården, MalmöEast cemetery in Malmö is Malmö's largest cemetery. In 1917 settled an architectural competition for a new cemetery in Malmö. The winning competition entry called "ridge" and was submitted by architect Sigurd Lewerentz. He came in the period 1917-1969 to respond to all major new construction and changes in the cemetery. He is also buried in the cemetery. There are also Gustaf Freij,Carl Herslow Carl P. Herslow (born 14 November 1943) is a Swedish people, Swedish politician and leader of the Scania Party. He is supporter of the separation of Scania from Sweden and the creation of an independent republic. Mohammed poster controversy In ..., Emil Mazetti-Nissen. There are four chapels, St. Bridget of 1918, which is built in a classical style (now serves as the Orthodox Church) and the more modern twin chapels St. Gertrude and St. Knut from 1943. Even the small Chapel of Hope from the same year are in this building. Lewerentz last building on the eastern cemetery (and last in general) became the widely acclaimed flower shop from 1969. It was built in raw concrete and has a single radical form of an oversimplification of nybrutalismens spirit, but with a sophisticated design details. Flower Kiosk and Eastern Cemetery architecture attracts interested visitors from all over the world. In 1937 extended Malmö's Spårvägars line 6 up to the East entrance of the cemetery. Tram traffic nedlades However, in 1949 and replaced by buses. East of the cemetery now has designated areas for Catholics, Orthodox, Jews and Muslims.
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