Woodland Cemetery is Sweden’s second largest burial place. It contains more than 100,000 graves and each year over 2000 burial ceremonies take place on the site.

Woodland Cemetery

So no we have experienced the transformative process of walking in through the entrance.

Background History

The cemetery administration wrote a set of rules stating that cemetery should be designed as a whole by architects and to a high artistic standard.&nbsp;

Vision and Competition

And now when we are at the top of the mound I hope you've noticed the stairs, very elegantly set into the side of the mound.&nbsp;

The Elm Grove

The name "Path of Seven Wells" is puzzling btu plans were originally for seven wells along the path but it was never realized.&nbsp;

Path of Seven Wells

Image: <a href="https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Lewerentz_chapel-of-resurrection_01.jpg">"Lewerentz chapel-of-resurrection 01"</a> by&nbsp;Kalle Söderman is licensed under&nbsp;<a href="https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.5/deed.en">CC BY-SA 2.5</a>

The Chapel of Resurrection

Image: <a href="https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Tallum_Pavilion_2012b.jpg">"Tallum Pavilion 2012b"</a> by&nbsp;<a href="https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:ArildV" title="User:ArildV">Arild Vågen</a>&nbsp;is licensed under&nbsp;<a href="https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/deed.en">CC BY-SA 3.0</a>

The Tallum Pavilion

She was born in Stockholm in 1905 and died in New York in 1990.

Greta Garbo’s Grave

Image: <a href="https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Skogskyrkogarden_WoodChapel1.jpg">"Skogskyrkogarden WoodChapel1"</a> by&nbsp;<a href="https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:Xauxa" title="User:Xauxa">Xauxa</a>&nbsp;is licensed under&nbsp;<a href="https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/deed.en">CC BY-SA 3.0</a>

The Woodland Chapel

From the Monument Hall, we have an excellent view of an open landscape and the crematorium complex with three chapels.&nbsp;

The Monument Hall

Eva and I recorded our conversation inside the chapel. Unfortunately, the chapel is not opened for tourists but if you try to look through the glass wall, maybe you can get a glimpse of the interior.

The Chapel of the Holy Cross

He was born in 1885 in Stockholm and also died here in 1940.&nbsp;

Gunnar Asplund’s Grave

As a tourist it is not possible to get inside of the crematorium but if you visit the home page of Woodland Cemetery, you can watch pictures and films from the new crematorium.&nbsp;

The New Crematorium

This guided tour will&nbsp;take&nbsp;you around the Woodland Cemetery and tell you&nbsp;about the history, the places and the buildings. The audio guide is part of the <a href="http://cemeteriesroute.eu/european-cemeteries-route.aspx" target="_blank">European Cemeteries Route</a> project.

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World Heritage the Woodland Cemetery

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