Skogskyrkogården, the Woodland Cemetery in Gamla Enskede south of central Stockholm, was designed by Gunnar Asplund and Sigurd Lewerentz, whose entry Tallum was selected in a 1915 competition. The article names no client. Work began in 1917, and the first phase was completed about three years later. It was inaugurated in 1920.
The article describes Nordic Classicism developing into mature functionalism. Features include a dark granite cross, a Tuscan peristyle and pine woodland on former gravel quarries. The site covers 108.08 hectares (267 acres). The Resurrection Chapel was built in 1925, and the crematorium followed from 1935 to 1940.
UNESCO inscribed it in 1994. It is an active cemetery with about 100,000 graves, and the article calls it a major tourist attraction. The Tallum Pavilion hosts an exhibition. The article gives no hours or ticket details.
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