Not just for mourning: Danish graveyards are places of joy

In graveyards in Copenhagen, you’ll see many people enjoying a picnic on the green, or a stroll along the tree-lined routes and neat flowerbeds between the graves. The double function of Danish cemeteries as places of both mourning and joy goes back centuries, and has made them into points of topiary pride.

Lotte van den Hout

Jun 18, 2024

While most graveyards are associated with grief, Denmark gives multiple functions to their graveyards. In Copenhagen, graveyards are known for their cherry blossom lanes and green, quite areas. The public space is not only used for sadness, but for joy as well.One of the loveliest places in Copenhagen is without a doubt Assistens Cemetery, according […]

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