Dorotheenstadt Cemetery, Cemetery in Mitte, Berlin.
Dorotheenstadt Cemetery is a burial ground in the Mitte district of Berlin, covering roughly 1.7 hectares with monuments made of marble and stone. Wide pathways lined with mature trees and maintained flower beds run through the grounds.
The burial ground opened in 1762 following a royal order to accommodate the city's growing population. Expansion work between 1814 and 1826 added more space to meet demand.
The cemetery is named after Dorotheenstadt, the quarter founded under Electress Dorothea; the parishes of Dorotheenstadt and Friedrichswerder established it jointly. Members of the nearby Academy of Arts have their own small plot enclosed by a low hedge, where the dancer and singer Lin Jaldati, who survived three concentration camps, is buried. The playwright Heiner Müller's grave is adorned with a bird bath shaped like an ashtray, a nod to the cigar smoker.
The site lies at 126 Chausseestrasse with several underground and commuter rail stations within walking distance. Guided tours in different languages help visitors navigate the grounds.
The Luther statue at the end of the main axis is a 1909 marble replica of Johann Gottfried Schadow's 1821 Wittenberg marketplace statue. It was placed here in 1975 after standing in the Dorotheenstadt church, destroyed in World War II.
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