Dusseldorf-Gerresheim cemetery chapel
The upper cemetery chapel is one of two chapels on the forest cemetery in Düsseldorf-Gerresheim and was built for the city of Düsseldorf between 1963 and 65 according to the plans of the architects Hans Junghanns and Gerhard Nitschke .
description
The sacred space is built on a circular floor plan as a truncated cone. The chapel roof is covered with copper; the ceiling and the wall ring are inclined inwards; Daylight only comes in through a narrow band of skylights. The round building towers above the low entrance hall and operating rooms, which are combined by a wide roof slab.
literature
- Paul Ernst Wentz: Architecture Guide Düsseldorf. A guide to 95 selected buildings. Droste Verlag, Düsseldorf 1975, No. 62.
Coordinates: 51 ° 13 '49.3 " N , 6 ° 52' 16.7" E