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Woodland Chapel, Skogskyrkogården, Stockholm

Architect: Gunnar Asplund

Built in: 1920

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The entrance to the area around the Woodland Chapel...

 

The Woodland Chapel (Skogskapellet in Swedish) is the cemetery's first and smallest chapel. It was designde by Gunnar Asplund and inaugurated in 1920.

 

World Heritage

In 1994, the Woodland Cemetery (Skogskyrkogården) was inscribed on UNESCO’s World Heritage List of cultural and natural heritage of outstanding universal value. UNESCO’s decision was based on Skogskyrkogården’s qualities as a prominent example of architecture and a twentieth-century cultural landscape being formed into a cemetery. The inscription ensures the preservation and protection of Skogskyrkogården for future generations.

 

 

More work by: Gunnar Asplund

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