Søndermark Cemetery
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Søndermark Cemetery is a cemetery in the Frederiksberg
district of Copenhagen
, Denmark
, located on Roskildevej, opposite Solbjerg Park Cemetery and next to Søndermarken
and Copenhagen Zoo. It is the youngest of the three cemeteries in Frederiksberg Municipality.
. The complex, which in part differs from their winning proposal, was built from 1927 to 1930, and is one of the earliest examples of Modernism
in religious architecture in Denmark. The facade front is decorated with a large relief designed by Einar Utzon-Frank
.
The Birkelunden area was inaugurated in 1963.
Frederiksberg
Frederiksberg Kommune is a municipality on the island of Zealand in Denmark. It surrounded by the city of Copenhagen. The municipality, co-extensive with its seat, covers an area of and has a total population of 98,782 making it the smallest municipality in Denmark area-wise, the fifth most...
district of Copenhagen
Copenhagen
Copenhagen is the capital and largest city of Denmark, with an urban population of 1,199,224 and a metropolitan population of 1,930,260 . With the completion of the transnational Øresund Bridge in 2000, Copenhagen has become the centre of the increasingly integrating Øresund Region...
, Denmark
Denmark
Denmark is a Scandinavian country in Northern Europe. The countries of Denmark and Greenland, as well as the Faroe Islands, constitute the Kingdom of Denmark . It is the southernmost of the Nordic countries, southwest of Sweden and south of Norway, and bordered to the south by Germany. Denmark...
, located on Roskildevej, opposite Solbjerg Park Cemetery and next to Søndermarken
Søndermarken
Søndermarken is a park in Frederiksberg on the border to Valby and the Carlsberg area in Copenhagen, Denmark. It shares much of its history with Frederiksberg Park from which it is separated only by Roskildevej...
and Copenhagen Zoo. It is the youngest of the three cemeteries in Frederiksberg Municipality.
Chapel and crematorium complex
A competition for a combined crematorium and chapel was held in 1926 and won by Edvard Thomsen and Frits SchlegelFrits 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...
. The complex, which in part differs from their winning proposal, was built from 1927 to 1930, and is one of the earliest examples of Modernism
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...
in religious architecture in Denmark. The facade front is decorated with a large relief designed by Einar Utzon-Frank
Einar Utzon-Frank
Aksel Einar Utzon-Frank was a Danish sculptor and professor at the Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts. During his lifetime, he produced a large number of sculptures, many of which stand as public monuments...
.
The Birkelunden area was inaugurated in 1963.
Søndermark Cemetery today
To the north the cemetery is bound by a brick wall along Roskildevej. A gate opens into an avenue which leads to the chapel in the chapel-crematorium complex. Apart from the Birkelunden area, the layout is traditional and vegetation is kept low.Internents
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