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was placed on the cemetery ground which was created by the sculptor Anton Hess. The cemetery houses many ornate mausoleums and family chapels, including the impressive Dörnberg mausoleum, built between 1911 and 1914. The mausoleum is characterized by an exterior staircase flanked by resting lions and
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Christian cemetery character. The new central cemetery was the successor to two older non-existent Protestant cemeteries, namely the Lazarus cemetery and St. Peter's cemetery, which were both located near the city wall. To establish a new cemetery
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in 1898. Access to the cemetery is from the north via a three-arched portal designed by German
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