Skogskyrkogården

E435373

Skogskyrkogården is a renowned woodland cemetery in Stockholm, Sweden, celebrated for its modernist landscape architecture and UNESCO World Heritage status.

All labels observed (4)

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (49)

Predicate Object
instanceOf UNESCO World Heritage Site
cemetery
woodland cemetery
architect Gunnar Asplund
Sigurd Lewerentz
architecturalStyle Nordic Classicism
functionalism
modernist landscape architecture
constructionStart 1917
continent Europe
country Sweden
denomination Church of Sweden
designedAs integration of architecture and landscape
hasChapel Faith Chapel
Holy Cross Chapel
Hope Chapel
Resurrection Chapel
hasCrematorium Woodland Crematorium
heritageDesignation UNESCO World Heritage Site
heritageStatusReason outstanding example of modernist landscape architecture
inception 1917
knownFor harmonious blend of nature and architecture
influence on 20th-century cemetery design
modernist cemetery design
landUse burial ground
memorial landscape
locatedIn Enskede-Årsta-Vantör
Scandinavia
Stockholm
Stockholm County
municipality Stockholm Municipality
notableFeature Meditation Grove
Tall pine forest landscape
large burial lawns
processional pathways
stone wall entrance
notableStructure Faith Chapel
Holy Cross Chapel
Hope Chapel
Resurrection Chapel
Woodland Crematorium
openingDate 1920
owner City of Stockholm
linked to: Stockholm
partOf Stockholm’s southern cemetery belt
religion Christianity
UNESCOWorldHeritageCriteria (ii)
(iv)
UNESCOWorldHeritageListingYear 1994
UNESCOWorldHeritageSiteId 558

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (8)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Sigurd Lewerentz notableWork Skogskyrkogården
Gunnar Asplund notableWork Skogskyrkogården cemetery
linked to: Skogskyrkogården
Gunnar Asplund notableWork Woodland Crematorium at Skogskyrkogården
linked to: Skogskyrkogården
Gunnar Asplund designed Skogskyrkogården cemetery chapels and crematorium
linked to: Skogskyrkogården
Greta Lovisa Gustafsson placeOfBurial Skogskyrkogården
World Heritage Sites in Sweden hasMember Skogskyrkogården
Resurrection Chapel at Skogskyrkogården partOf Skogskyrkogården cemetery
linked to: Skogskyrkogården