Mausoleum Lange

Mausoleum Lange is a sandstone burial monument featuring a central round structure surrounded by four porticoes, with an underground crypt area and a prayer room containing freestanding columns. The interior contains eight ground-level burial niches designed to hold different family members.

Carl Lange, who built the first dry dock in Bremerhaven between 1837 and 1840, commissioned this mausoleum around 1885 for his family. The structure was created during an era when successful industrialists built such elaborate burial monuments as signs of their wealth and importance.

The architecture reflects burial traditions of wealthy merchants in the 19th century, showing how prominent families expressed their social status through private funeral monuments. Its placement in a visible part of the cemetery emphasizes the importance such structures held in society at that time.

The monument underwent complete restoration between 2018 and 2019, making it accessible in good condition for visits. Plan time for a quiet viewing and remember this is a religious site within the cemetery grounds.

A single narrow window positioned above the entrance portal allows light to filter into the otherwise enclosed chamber, creating a distinctive effect. This subtle architectural choice shapes the experience of stepping inside in a memorable way.