Mater Dolorosa cemetery
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50°21′15″N 18°55′11″E / 50.354037°N 18.919631°E Mater Dolorosa (in English: Crying or Sorrowing Mother) Cemetery is a historical cemetery in Bytom, Poland. Its origins date to the 19th century, with a Neo-Gothic chapel, designed by Hugo Heer, dating from 1882.[1] It is the most important cemetery in the city, and has been designed as a monument since 1987. The cemetery is situated at the junction of Jainty, Kwietniewskiego and Piekarska streets, Mater Dolorosa Cemetery is Bytom's most important necropolis.[2] Its monuments have been recorded in a video 'walking tour'.[3] During a 2009 vote the cemetery was voted as one of the "Seven Architectural Wonders of the Silesian Voivodeship."[4]
References
- ↑ "The Bytom Mater Dolorosa Cemetery". Silesia Travel. Archived from the original on 2014-10-29.
- ↑ "History and architecture". Bytom.
- ↑ "Mater Dolorosa Cemetery 1876 Bytom,Poland ,Walking Tour (cmentarz)". YouTube.
- ↑ "Znamy 7 cudów architektury województwa śląskiego". Slaskie.pl. 2009-10-09. Archived from the original on 2014-03-09. Retrieved 2014-03-07.
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