Mariebjerg Cemetery is located in Gentofte

Gentofte

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 north of Copenhagen

Copenhagen

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, Denmark

Denmark

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. It was laid out between 1926 and 1933 to the design of the landscape architect Gudmund Nyeland Brandt

Gudmund Nyeland Brandt

Gudmund Nyeland Brandt was a Danish landscape architect who was internationally renowned.-Career:...

 and is considered an important example of European Modernist

Modern architecture

Modern architecture is generally characterized by simplification of form and creation of ornament from the structure and theme of the building. It is a term applied to an overarching movement, with its exact definition and scope varying widely...

 landscape architecture. Its design has inspired many other cemeteries both in Denmark and abroad.

Layout

Mariebjerg Cemetery is laid out in a tight, schematic grid pattern over an area of just over 25 hectares. A network of wide avenues cut through the cemetery and long, metre-high hedges subdivide the area.

Each of the resulting spaces contains an interpretation of a characteristic part of the Danish landscape, ranging from dense woods and glades, over ditches, meadows, fields and overgrown slopes to well-nursed garden settings.

Mariebjerg Crematory and Chapel

Mariebjerg Crematory and Chapel was added in 1936. It was built to the design of Frits Schlegel

Frits Schlegel

Frits Schlegel was a Functionalist Danish architect active during the transition from traditional craftsmanship to industrialized construction methods in the building industry. He was among the first architects in Denmark to experiment with poured-in-place concrete.-Biography:Schlegel was born in...

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