Ludwigsvorstadt-Isarvorstadt in München, Bavaria, Germany — Central Europe
Die Aussegnungshalle
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The Funeral Chapel
Photographed by Andrew Ruppenstein, March 14, 2025
1. Die Aussegnungshalle / The Funeral Chapel Marker
Due Aussegnungshalle
Die ehemalige Aussegnungshalle ist eines der wenigen verbliebenen Gebäude der ursprünglich aufwendig gestalteten Friedhofsarchitektur. Bald nach seiner Einrichtung als zentraler Bestattungsort musste der Südfriedhof erweitert werden. Der Baurat Gustav Vorherr plante hierfür eine völlig neuartige Anlage (Abb. 1). Mit dem halbkreisförmigen Arkadengang (Abb. 2) schuf er neue, repräsentative Grablagen. Sehr bald ließen sich dort bedeutende Münchner Familien, u.a. Preysing, Eichthal und Maffei, bestatten. Sie beauftragten für ihre Grabmäler die führenden Künstler Münchens: Klenze, Gärtner, Schwanthaler, Stiglmaier, Miller etc. Oberhalb der Grabmonumente wurde eine Nischenreihe für Büsten verdienstvoller Münchner Bürger eingerichtet.
Nach den weitreichenden Zerstörungen im Zweiten Weltkrieg wurde in den frühen 1950er Jahren nur die Aussegnungshalle von Hans Döllgast in veränderter Form wiederaufgebaut und in die davor befindlichen vier Arkadenbögen integriert. Die teils stark beschädigten Arkaden wurden abgerissen.
The Funeral Chapel
The former funeral chapel is one of the few remaining buildings of the originally elaborate cemetery architecture. Soon after its establishment as the central burial site, the South Cemetery had to be expanded. Architect Gustav Vorherr planned a completely new design for this purpose (Fig. 1). With the semicircular arcade (Fig. 2), he created new, prestigious burial plots. Very soon, prominent Munich families, including Preysing, Eichthal, and Maffei, were laid to rest there. They commissioned leading Munich artists for their tombstones: Klenze, Gärtner, Schwanthaler, Stiglmaier, Miller, etc. Above the grave monuments, a row of niches was created for busts of distinguished Munich citizens.
After the extensive destruction during the Second World War, only the funeral chapel was rebuilt in a modified form by Hans Döllgast in the early 1950s and incorporated into the four arcades in front of it.
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Location. 48° 7.583′ N, 11° 33.883′ E. Marker is in München, Bayern (Bavaria). It is in Ludwigsvorstadt-Isarvorstadt. It can be reached from Pestalozzistraße, on the right when traveling south. The chapel and marker are in the Alter Südfriedhof (“Old South Cemetery”), a bit more than halfway into the cemetery if one enters from the north entrance. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: Pestalozzistraße 60, München BY 80337, Germany. Touch for directions.
Regionally, it is in Europe, the European Union, Atlantic Europe, Central Europe, the Schengen Area, Western Europe, and the Western World. Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Roman Empire and specifically also the Holy Roman Empire.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Christian and Wilhelm Graf von Forbach (within shouting distance of this marker); Reserve-Feldartillerie-Regiment 6 WWI Memorial (approx. half a kilometer away); Alter Südlicher Friedhof / Old Southern Cemetery
Photographed by Andrew Ruppenstein, March 14, 2025
2. Die Aussegnungshalle / The Funeral Chapel and Marker - view from north
The marker is visible here between the two white pillars on the right half of the building.
Photographed by Andrew Ruppenstein, March 14, 2025
3. Die Aussegnungshalle / The Funeral Chapel - view from west
Credits. This page was last revised on January 28, 2026. It was originally submitted on January 28, 2026, by Andrew Ruppenstein of Lamorinda, California. This page has been viewed 49 times since then. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on January 28, 2026, by Andrew Ruppenstein of Lamorinda, California.
