St. Marx Cemetery
The beautiful Biedermeier cemetery
was left to decay after its closing as a burial ground in 1874
It fell into a long Sleeping Beauty slumber.
The tomb stones and memorials started crumbling,
bushes and trees grew into impenetrable thickets
At one point, in the 1920s, the city even contemplated
tearing down the tombs and turning the whole area into a park
Thanks to the efforts of historian Hans Pemmer,
and due to the fact that St. Marx holds the mortal remains
of one of Vienna's most famous citizens, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart,
the cemetery was spared destruction.
It was renovated and opened to the public again in 1937
Photographed on All Saints' Day, 1 November 2015
Images and Text © by Merisi
So glad your story has a happy end.
ReplyDeleteThe light is so perfect this time of year. Love the golden glow from all those leaves. Glad the place was saved thanks to its famous inhabitant.
ReplyDeleteBeautiful shots. Lovely!
ReplyDeleteBeautiful "ephemeral captures Merisi .... I love the play of light in your top pic.
ReplyDeleteIt looks like a beautiful place to wander, Merisi.
ReplyDeleteeverywhere here too is covered in fallen leaves right now - some great shots here
ReplyDeleteGood theme day post.
ReplyDeleteWonderful graveyard with fantastic autumn colours. Love from Poland
ReplyDeleteWith these photos you describe perfectly why I like Autumn...
ReplyDeleteBeautiful images.
ReplyDeleteI love that photo of the cemetery with the golden carpet of leaves. Bravo.
ReplyDeleteSmashing picture, old, slightly overgrown cemeteries are so photogenic...
ReplyDeleteWhat dreamy nostalgic photos of the old cemetery. Are those coins on the pillar by the statue?
ReplyDeleteYes, these are coins.
DeletePeople leave all sorts of tokens. I frequently spot Japanese messages, matchboxes, and the like.
Beautifully composed
ReplyDeleteBeautiful autumnal images.
ReplyDeleteMagnificent images of such special and beautiful place and love your narrative! It's funny, Mozart in both posts.
ReplyDeleteSerendipity! ;-)
Deleteremains my favorite thanks to you xx
ReplyDeleteI was thinking of you the whole three hours I was wandering about there! xox
Deletei love love love cemeteries ... that one looks to be very interesting ...
ReplyDeleteSo beautifully lit, Merisi.
ReplyDeleteBeautiful light! It was such a pretty day!
ReplyDeleteOh how I love to hear of happy outcomes like this Merisi, it would have been a crime to let this wonderful old cemetery disappear forever. Your images for the theme have so much feeling, j'adore!
ReplyDeleteOh how I love to hear of happy outcomes like this Merisi, it would have been a crime to let this wonderful old cemetery disappear forever. Your images for the theme have so much feeling, j'adore!
ReplyDeleteHa, ha! love that angel!
ReplyDeleteThe angel is guarding the Mozart memorial. ;-)
DeleteWhat beautiful series!
ReplyDeleteIt's good to remember Mr Pemmer and to thank him again and again for his rescue.
ReplyDeleteThank you also, Merisi, for acquainting us with this beautiful place. xo