As summer has set in in Copenhagen it's obvious that the gardeners at the cemeteries has their work cut out for them. Even though they work double-time at the moment the growth seems to be winning for now.
Showing posts with label Garnision Cemetery. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Garnision Cemetery. Show all posts
Saturday, June 19, 2010
Growing
As summer has set in in Copenhagen it's obvious that the gardeners at the cemeteries has their work cut out for them. Even though they work double-time at the moment the growth seems to be winning for now.
Saturday, April 25, 2009
Garrison
Where the cemetery of yesterday was for sailors this one is for soldiers. And it's just on the other side of the road. Called Garrison Cemetery (Danish Garnisions Kirkegården) it was laid out as a cemetery in 1664 mainly for soldiers. During the plague of 1711 it was decided that civilians could be buried here as well.
The image shows the memorial for the fallen of the 3-years war in 1848 - 1850. Other war monuments include one for the war of 1864. A famous Danish General, Olaf Rye, who died during a break-out from besieged Fredericia in 1849, is buried here too.
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