Old grave stone at Skogskyrkogarden, in south Stockholm, Sweden. | a degree of wonder

Old grave stone at Skogskyrkogarden, in south Stockholm, Sweden.

One of the oldest grave stones in Skogskyrkogården, or The Woodland Cemetery, this simple marker contains the name "Olof" and the date 1922. Designed by Gunnar Asplund and Sigurd Lewertz in 1915, the cemetery's use of the natural landscape has had a profound effect on cemetery design throughout the world, and in 1994 Skogskyrkogården was named a UNESCO World Heritage Site.

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Image Size: 2592x3872 / 6.6MB; 1922 Gunnar Asplund Olof Sigurd Lewerentz Skogskyrkogården The Woodland Cemetery UNESCO World Heritage Site architects burial cemetery functionalism grass grave stone graves gravesites green images interment lawn mourning natural landscape outdoors photographs photos pics pictures sunlight woodland
Contained in galleries: Stockholm Sweden, Skogskyrkogården

One of the oldest grave stones in Skogskyrkogården, or The Woodland Cemetery, this simple marker contains the name "Olof" and the date 1922. Designed by Gunnar Asplund and Sigurd Lewertz in 1915, the cemetery's use of the natural landscape has had a profound effect on cemetery design throughout the world, and in 1994 Skogskyrkogården was named a UNESCO World Heritage Site.