Melaten-Friedhof, Cemetery and architectural heritage monument in Lindenthal, Germany.
Melaten Cemetery stretches across 435,000 square meters, containing 55,000 graves with monuments representing Neoclassicism, Gothic, Baroque, Art Nouveau, and Modern architectural styles.
The site originated in 1243 as a leper colony, later transformed into a cemetery in 1810 following Napoleon's decree prohibiting burials within city walls.
The cemetery displays numerous artistic tombs and mausoleums of notable German figures, including performers Dirk Bach and Willi Herren, and architect Wilhelm Riphahn.
Regular guided tours explore the cemetery grounds, with entrances accessible from multiple points along Aachener Strasse through 19th-century gates.
The cemetery functions as an ecological preserve, providing habitat for forty bird species and featuring diverse plantings of plane trees, lindens, and roses.
Location: Lindenthal
Inception: 1243
GPS coordinates: 50.93944,6.91917
Latest update: May 26, 2025 20:34
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