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DE:
Bundsenkapelle
Die 1813 errichtete Friedhofskapelle, ein Hauptwerk des danische Klassizismus, gestaltete Architekt Axel Bundsen (1768-1832) nach dem Vorbild eines antiken Torbaus. Die Kapelle ist en Durchgangstor auf dem WEg vom Leben in das Reich des Todes.
Der Leichenzug betrat, don Norden her kommend, die Kapelle uber das Doppelflugeltor. Im Innern versammelte sich die Trauergemeinde in der Rotunde, dabei wurde ein rundes Schiebegitter geschlossen: Der Kreis des Lebens schloss sich. Nach der Trauerfreier wurden das Schiebegitter und das Tor zum Friedhof an der Sudseite geoffnet, der Trauerzug begab sich zur Grabstatte.
Der quadratische, durch einde Kuppelaufsatz bekronte Zenttralbau wird von zwei seitlichen Anbauten flankiert. Alle notwendingen Funktionen, wie Kapellenraum, Wohnung fur den Friedhofswarter, Leichenraum, Gerateraum und Wagenremise waren hier zusammengefasst. Die Kuppel folgt dem Vorbild des antiken romische Pantheons.
EN:
Bundsenkapelle
The cemetery chapel erected in 1813, a major work of Danish classicism, was designed by architect Axel Bundsen (1768-1832) based on the model of an antique gate building. The chapel is a gateway on the way from life to the realm of death.
Coming from the north, the funeral procession entered the chapel through the double wing gate. Inside, the mourners gathered in the rotunda, a round sliding grate was closed: the circle of life was closed. After the mourners, the sliding gate and the gate to the cemetery on the south side were opened, and the funeral procession proceeded to the grave.
The square central building, crowned by a cupola, is flanked by two side extensions. All the necessary functions, such as the chapel room, apartment for the cemetery keeper, morgue, equipment room and wagon shed were combined here. The dome follows the model of the ancient Roman pantheon.
About the location:
"Flensburg's old cemetery is located behind the Museum Hill and in the immediate neighbourhood of Christiansen-Park. Designed and created in 1810-1813, it is one of the oldest northern German communal cemeteries. There is a classic chapel at its northern end, which was built by architect Axel Bundsen, as was the graveyard itself."
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About the cemetery:
"The Old Cemetery is the oldest surviving cemetery in the city of Flensburg, which is also one of the oldest municipal burial grounds in Northern Europe. The Old Cemetery is part of the municipal museum complex."
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