*WS 151 – The “earthy” Central Cemetery of Vienna, Austria*
The Vienna Central Cemetery, established in 1863, is one of the largest cemetery in the World by the number of interred, around 620 acres with over 330,000 graves. Unlike many others, the Vienna Central Cemetery is not one that has evolved slowly with the passing of time. It was planned to be the massive one, befitting the name of “central” in significance. It is located on the outskirts, not at the city centre. It has many sections: Catholics, Protestants, Orthodox, Muslims, Buddhists, etc.
We visited the place in 2015 but only the Catholic section. The Charles Borromeo Church for funeral service has a beautiful ceiling below the dome and beautiful stained glass decoration.
The cemetery has several single-storey buildings to house big family tombs of the rich and famous, 3rd photo. And also bigger plots for open monumental graves for these powerful individuals, 4th and 5th photos.
The cemetery has a special section to honour the famous in the music field, like Beethoven and Johann Strauss I, 6th and 7th photos. Then the common area: some unusual tomb markers, last 3 photos.
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