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Skogskyrkogarden

Category: Sightseeing + Tours

Sodermalmspafarten, Stockholm, 118 65

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Skogskyrkogarden, Stockholm | MyTravelGuide.com
Skogskyrkogarden (the Forest Cemetery) is the final resting place of a number of illustrious persons, among them Greta Garbo. The burial ground and chapel are listed as UNESCO World Heritage sites, and were designed by two of the most eminent architects of the Functionalist movement, Gunnar Asplund ...
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Skogskyrkogarden - World Heritage Site - Pictures, info and travel reports
Hi! My name is Anders. I have grown up in the area around this cemetery. In high school, my six-kilometer walk to school included a shortcut through the cemetery. It was, in spite of what you think, a wonderful walk (perhaps because of the nice weather in May 1993). When I and my friends were young,...
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Skogskyrkog�rden- Stockholm, Sweden - VirtualTourist.com
It feels a bit weird to have my grandparents buried in a World Heritage but there you go. The Forest Cemetary really is something special not just for morbid tourists looking for famous graves. For a start off it is huge and if you plan to visit a special grave, you're better off to look it up befor...
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Skogskyrkogården - UNESCO World Heritage Centre
This Stockholm cemetery was created between 1917 and 1920 by two young architects, Asplund and Lewerentz, on the site of former gravel pits overgrown with pine trees. The design blends vegetation and architectural elements, taking advantage of irregularities in the site to create a landscape that is...
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The cemetery of Skogskyrkogarden
The architectural commission involved strict requirements as regards a number of practical functions: cremation instead of burial, for example, was one directive the architects had to follow. The Crematorium with the three ceremonial rooms - the Chapels of Faith, Hope, and the Holy Cross - stands cl...
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