Mausoleum (Dessau)
Mausoleum (Dessau) is a tomb in Dessau-Roßlau, Saxony-Anhalt. Mausoleum (Dessau) is situated nearby to Dessau Zoo, as well as near Alpaka.Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
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Photo: Ködermaus, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Dessau Zoo and Georgium.
Dessau Zoo
Zoo
The Dessau Zoo is a municipally owned zoo in Dessau, Germany which was founded in 1958. It is located in a park that surrounds the former mausoleum of the Dukes of Anhalt.
Georgium
Public building
The Georgium is a princely palace in Dessau, Germany. It was built for Johann Georg von Anhalt-Dessau, younger brother of Leopold III, Duke of Anhalt-Dessau. It now houses the Anhaltische Gemäldegalerie art gallery. Georgium is situated 390 metres west of Mausoleum (Dessau).
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Dessau and Bauhaus Dessau.
Dessau
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Dessau, now Dessau-Roßlau, has a population of 68,000 and is the third largest city in the Saxony-Anhalt region of Germany. Dessau is historically the capital of the Principality of Anhalt.
Bauhaus Dessau
Neighborhood
Bauhaus Dessau, also Bauhaus-Building Dessau, is a building-complex in Dessau-Roßlau. It is considered the pinnacle of pre-war modern design in Europe and originated out of the dissolution of the Weimar School and the move by local politicians to reconcile the city's industrial character with its cultural past. Bauhaus Dessau is situated 4½ km south of Mausoleum (Dessau).
Roßlau
Town
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Rosslau was until 30 June 2007 a town in Saxony-Anhalt, Germany, belonging to the district Anhalt-Zerbst. After a fusion with the town of Dessau it became eponym of the newly founded town of Dessau-Roßlau and a quarter of it. Roßlau is situated 5 km north of Mausoleum (Dessau).
Mausoleum (Dessau)
- Type: Tomb
- Description: building in Dessau-Roßlau, Germany
- Categories: mausoleum, building, historic site, and burial
- Location: Dessau-Roßlau, Saxony-Anhalt, Germany, Central Europe, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
51.84513° or 51° 50′ 43″ northLongitude
12.23582° or 12° 14′ 9″ eastInception
1898Open location code
9F3JR6WP+38OpenStreetMap ID
way 106770459OpenStreetMap feature
building=yesOpenStreetMap feature
historic=tombWikidata ID
Q1911749
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In Other Languages
From German to Japanese—“Mausoleum (Dessau)” goes by many names.
- German: “Mausoleum (Dessau)”
- German: “Mausoleum”
- Japanese: “霊廟 (デッサウ)”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Alpaka and Rentier.
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