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Famous composers

by | Jan 1, 2010 | asceViennaEN

Famous composersVienna has long been known as the musical metropolis for famous composers. Although many of the city’s famed composers were not native Viennese, it was here that their careers began to achieve international renown. The city of Vienna has dedicated a...

Forest cemetery

by | Jan 1, 2010 | asceViennaEN

The Forest Cemetery is the quiet area of Vienna’s Central Cemetery. It was opened in May of 2009. The entrance was designed as a joint memorial for all those buried here. The two steel sculptures were inspired by trees. The so-called “name tree” bears as...

Old arcades

by | Jan 1, 2010 | asceViennaEN

The old arcades were the first structures in the Central Cemetery and can be found on the main avenue. They contain 36 tombs of well-known and wealthy Viennese families. Each of the tombs in the arcades has a capacity of up to 15 coffins. The neo-renaissance brick-...

Park of Strenght and Tranquillity

by | Jan 1, 2010 | asceViennaEN

The Park of Strength and Tranquility in group number 23 was laid out according to the old traditions of geomancy and landscape gardening. When people walk through this garden, they might lose all their mental blocks, unload their grief or meditate in the atmosphere of...

Memorial site of the anatomy station

by | Jan 1, 2010 | asceViennaEN

The anatomy group is situated along a wall to the Protestant cemetery. The first funeral on this almost 4.400 m² large meadow-like area took place in 1975. The remains of more than 17.000 persons, who donated their bodies to the cause of science, lie here. Until 1999...

Falcos Grave

by | Jan 1, 2010 | asceViennaEN

Falco’s grave is one of those most visited in group number 40. The pop-singers real name was Johann Hölzl. His hit “Der Kommissar” got to the top of the European charts. In 1986 another hit-song of his- “Rock me Amadeus”- made it to the American charts. He was the...