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Central Cemetery Description
(Local Name: Zentralfriedhof) Vienna's Central Cemetery was opened in 1874. It is the largest cemetery in Austria, with an area of 2.5 sq.km/1 sq.mi. The massive Main Gate was designed in 1905 by Max Hegele (1873- 1945), with reliefs by Georg Leisek and Anselm Zinsler. Hegele also built in 1907-10 the Karl- Lueger-Kirche, the Art Nouveau-style church in the center of the cemetery. From the Main Gate an avenue leads to the "graves of honor" reserved for famous personalities and to the vault of the Austrian Federal Presidents.

A detailed plan of the cemetery and of the "graves of honor" can be obtained at Gate 2.

Among the many notable persons laid to rest here are the following musicians: Beethoven,
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Hobbies & Activities category: Cemetery;  Art Nouveau or Deco - architecture & art
Address
Central Cemetery
Simmeringer Hauptstrasse 234
A-1110 Wien
Austria
Hours
November 1 to February 28
MonTueWedThuFriSatSun
Open8:008:008:008:008:008:008:00
Closed17:0017:0017:0017:0017:0017:0017:00
March 31 to October 31
MonTueWedThuFriSatSun
Open7:007:007:007:007:007:007:00
Closed18:0018:0018:0018:0018:0018:0018:00
Disabled
Full facilities for persons with disabilities.
Transit
S-Bahn: Zentralfriedhof (S7); Tram: 71.
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