Mater Dolorosa cemetery explained

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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.

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]

Notes and References

1. Web site: The Bytom Mater Dolorosa Cemetery. Silesia Travel. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20141029210329/http://www.orlegniazda.pl/en-US/Poi/Pokaz/2474/234/the-bytom-mater-dolorosa-cemetery. 2014-10-29.
2. Web site: History and architecture. Bytom.
3. Web site: Mater Dolorosa Cemetery 1876 Bytom,Poland,Walking Tour (cmentarz). YouTube.
4. Web site: Znamy 7 cudów architektury województwa śląskiego . Slaskie.pl . 2009-10-09 . 2014-03-07 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140309142221/http://slaskie.pl/strona_n.php?jezyk=pl&grupa=10&art=3515&id_menu . 2014-03-09 . dead .