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Founded: 1877Category: Cemeteries, mausoleums and burial places in Germany
Historical period: German Empire (Germany)
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4.7/5 (based on Google user reviews)
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Johan Hall (8 months ago)
Friedhof Ohlsdorf is breathtakingly beautiful and a visit is highly recommended. As it is the fourth largest cemetery in the world, you could easily spend days looking at everything there is to see here.
Friedhof Ohlsdorf is breathtakingly beautiful and a visit is highly recommended. As it is the fourth largest cemetery in the world, you could easily spend days looking at everything there is to see here.
Irma Zandl (8 months ago)
One of the most beautiful (and unique) cemeteries I have visited. It's the biggest rural cemetery in the world (and the fourth-largest overall). I didn't know what a rural cemetery was (also known as a garden cemetery) so had to check Wikipedia. It's a style of cemetery that became popular in the mid-19th century due to the overcrowding and health concerns of urban cemeteries. They were typically built a few miles outside of the city, far enough to be separated from the city, but close enough for visitors. They often contain elaborate monuments, memorials, and mausoleums in a landscaped park-like setting. Statues and memorials included depictions of angels and cherubs as well as botanical motifs such as ivy representing memory, oak leaves for immortality, poppies for sleep and acorns for life. The Ohlsdorf cemetery is almost 1000 acres with 12 chapels, 11 miles of streets and 2 city-run bus lines with 25 bus stops in the cemetery. It employs over 200 full-time gardeners. 2 million people from all over the world visit the cemetery every year and 40% of all burials in Hamburg take place there.
One of the most beautiful (and unique) cemeteries I have visited. It's the biggest rural cemetery in the world (and the fourth-largest overall). I didn't know what a rural cemetery was (also known as a garden cemetery) so had to check Wikipedia. It's a style of cemetery that became popular in the mid-19th century due to the overcrowding and health concerns of urban cemeteries. They were typically built a few miles outside of the city, far enough to be separated from the city, but close enough for visitors. They often contain elaborate monuments, memorials, and mausoleums in a landscaped park-like setting. Statues and memorials included depictions of angels and cherubs as well as botanical motifs such as ivy representing memory, oak leaves for immortality, poppies for sleep and acorns for life. The Ohlsdorf cemetery is almost 1000 acres with 12 chapels, 11 miles of streets and 2 city-run bus lines with 25 bus stops in the cemetery. It employs over 200 full-time gardeners. 2 million people from all over the world visit the cemetery every year and 40% of all burials in Hamburg take place there.
Triana Espino Sanz (2 years ago)
The most beautiful cemetery I have ever seen. Peaceful place, huge… autumn colors are ??❤️?
The most beautiful cemetery I have ever seen. Peaceful place, huge… autumn colors are ??❤️?
Ville Häkkinen (2 years ago)
Beatiful and peaceful cemetery with so much to see. Beatiful memorials and nature. Walking and wandering here will leave you peaceful.
Beatiful and peaceful cemetery with so much to see. Beatiful memorials and nature. Walking and wandering here will leave you peaceful.
Yeasir Arafat Zaman (2 years ago)
Really nice place to take a walk or cycling. It is the largest garden cemetry of the world. There are busses running inside the cemetry to take you from one chapel to another. It is very beautiful in spring and autumn with all the beautiful colours. You can find beautiful birds and animals like squirrels and rabbits in there. If you are not in favour of cemetry, don't worry. You can always stay on the main roads where it seems like a park, and you won't feel like you are in a cemetery.
Really nice place to take a walk or cycling. It is the largest garden cemetry of the world. There are busses running inside the cemetry to take you from one chapel to another. It is very beautiful in spring and autumn with all the beautiful colours. You can find beautiful birds and animals like squirrels and rabbits in there. If you are not in favour of cemetry, don't worry. You can always stay on the main roads where it seems like a park, and you won't feel like you are in a cemetery.
