Central Cemetery (Zentralfriedhof) Vienna

Simmeringer Hauptstrasse 230-244, Vienna , Vienna, Austria

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    Six Feet Under

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    Today we decided to leave the noise of the city and walk around the Zentralfriedhof. The Zentralfriedhof is Vienna's central cemetery. I know... sounds kind of morbid, but the cemetery is huge. It is the largest cemetery in Europe (by number of interred). There are 3.3 million people interred there. As all things Vienna, the list of famous …

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    Vienna

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    ... of the senses.    In the afternoon I headed out into the suburbs in search of the central cemetery, where lay buried the graves of many of Austria's composers. As soon as I left the train station, I noticed a strong ethnic minority element, ...

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    A Posh Palace, a Cemetery, and The Third Man

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    ... at the café there, I took the U-bahn back into the city, then caught the #71 tram southwards to the Zentralfriedhof (Central Cemetery).  This cemetery is huge.  I spent well over an hour there and probably saw maybe 2% of it.  It's that ...

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    back to familiars

    ... to visit the belvedere palaces, where there is the most amazing collection of gustav klimt <3 soooo talented then saw the plague column and the central cemetery where brahms beethoven and schubert are buried. not too shabby..i reallly love this city! ...

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    Changing Plans

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    ... . The next day I slept in before heading out to look at endings rather than the beginning. My first stop was the Zentralfriedhof (Central Cemetery). Why it is called the Central Cemetery, I don't know; it is far from the center of the city. It's well ...

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    Vignettes from Vienna

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    ... saying: "I'm riding on the No. 71." This cryptic phrase refers to the No. 71 street car that leads to the central cemetery in Vienna and is comparable to someone in America saying "I'm gonna die!" in reference to a stressful test. Although I've ...

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    Six Feet Under

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    Today we decided to leave the noise of the city and walk around the Zentralfriedhof.  The Zentralfriedhof is Vienna's central cemetery.  I know... sounds kind of morbid, but the cemetery is huge.  It is the ...

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    Discovering Central Vienna

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    ... began with a Viennese public transportation experience. Both subways and trams (surprisingly easy) took us to the Zentralfriedhof, the Central Cemetery.  Nothing to brighten up your Saturday morning like a few thousand dead people.  There is ...

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    Chasing the Great Composers

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    ... with no luck.  Beethoven’s and Schubert’s original burial places were in this park (before being transferred to the central cemetery), and we couldn’t get into the cemetery to see the gravestones?  More than that, we looked ...

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    Music Field Study Tour

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    ... was my favorite part of the trip. Sunday morning, we checked out of our hotel and then headed off to Vienna's Central Cemetery where a number of important compsers are buried.  Afterwards, we headed back to the airport and flew home. Overall, ...