Mater Dolorosa cemetery

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.

One of the tombstones at the cemetery

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
  1. "The Bytom Mater Dolorosa Cemetery". Silesia Travel. Archived from the original on 2014-10-29.
  2. "History and architecture". Bytom.
  3. "Mater Dolorosa Cemetery 1876 Bytom,Poland ,Walking Tour (cmentarz)". YouTube.
  4. "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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