Innerer Neustädter Friedhof, Cemetery in the Neustadt district, Dresden, Germany.
Innerer Neustädter Friedhof is a cemetery south of Bischofsplatz in Dresden's Leipziger Vorstadt. Its 3.5 hectares are divided into three sections: the 1. Land, entered from Friedensstraße, holds numerous baroque gravestones and 17 baroque burial houses along the western wall; the 2. Land, added in 1759, has mainly 19th-century graves; the 3. Land, from 1846, is entered from Bischofsplatz.
The cemetery opened in 1732 following a prominent architect's design and then expanded twice during the 18th and 19th centuries. These enlargements reflected Dresden's growth and rising demand for burial space.
The name refers to the cemetery's original position inside Dresden's fortifications, not to today's district. Among the graves are those of sculptor Johann Gottfried Knöffler, chocolate makers Gottfried Jordan and August Friedrich Timaeus, and the Russian state councillor Johann von Armstrong, whose wall tomb is carved as a ship.
The cemetery is easily accessible on foot and best visited during warm weather when the plants are green and paths are dry. Visitors should wear comfortable shoes since the grounds can be uneven.
Since 2008 a group of dedicated volunteers has led restoration efforts on the graves and works to preserve them. These ongoing efforts help protect the baroque stonework from decay.
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