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Central Cemetery (Zentralfriedhof)


TripAdvisor Traveler Rating: 4.0 of 5 stars
TripAdvisor Popularity Index: #17 of 228 attractions in Vienna
Traveler Description: Europe's second largest cemetery marks the final resting place for over 2.5 million people, including Beethoven, Brahms, Schubert and Strauss.
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Attraction type: Cemetery, Children's museum
Address: Simmeringer Hauptstrasse 230-244 Vienna 1110
Austria

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4 of 5 stars
griesspudding   5 contributions
Germany
Oct 16, 2009
1/1 found this review helpful

It rained cats and dogs on the day we were at the Zentralfriedhof and got off at the Tor 1, which is not the main entrance. Tor 2 is the main entrance. However, our mistake brought us to the Jewish graves which are more grand and beautiful as compared to the normal ones. We didnt had the chance to visit... more

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4 of 5 stars
LLewellynEssex   1 contribution
Essex
Jan 8, 2008
4/4 found this review helpful

The interest for me was the Musicians corner. Here I found the grave sites of Beethoven, Brahms, Strauss Schubert and others. These have flowers fresh and artificial placed on them regularly by friends and lovers of their music. The cemetery has a morbid fascination that it is hard to explain. The size is overwhelming and the funeral architecture extraordinary. There... more

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4 of 5 stars
llaroo   14 contributions
Bergen, Norway
Oct 4, 2006
5/5 found this review helpful

The famous graves in this cemetery were as expected, opulent and interesting enough, and a lot of the more ordinary graves were also really interesting and touching. However, what really left a deep impression on us was the Jewish area of the cemetery, which was deserted at the end of the 30s, when most Viennese Jews either were deported, murdered... more

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4 of 5 stars
A TripAdvisor Member
Stuttgart, Germany
Sep 6, 2004
23/23 found this review helpful

A quirky yet worthwhile diversion. We went there to see the graves of the famous musicians and found some of the most unusual tombstones in the world. We found the graves of Beethoven, the Strauss's, Schubert, and Brahms, as well as a monument to Mozart, but the real treat was the walk through row after row of elaborate and creative... more

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5 of 5 stars
AnneDeParisParis   1 contribution
Paris
Mar 24, 2009
1/1 found this review helpful

Il suffit de prendre le tram qui vous arrête juste devant l'entrée pour découvrir l'immense cimetière de Vienne qui compte... more

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Central Cemetery (Zentralfriedhof) Address

Simmeringer Hauptstrasse 230-244, Vienna 1110, Austria