| Garbo's Grave -
The famous cemetary |
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| Skogskyrkogården |
The cemetary Garbo was buried is called Skogskyrkogården. It is the South Woodland Cemetery in Stockholm. Its the southside cemetery in Stockholm. A 15 minute ride on the subway from the center of the city. There is also the Gustafson family grave. It is the burial place of Karl Alfred, Anna Lovisa and Alva Maria. Anna Gustafsson first purchased the space in 1920.
A couple of years before Greta died, she said: “I want to go home to Sweden. I want to lie in Swedish soil."
Skogskyrkogården came about following an international competition in 1915 for the design of a new cemetery in Enskede in the southern part of Stockholm, Sweden. The design of Gunnar Asplund and Sigurd Lewerentz, young architects from the Functionalist movement, was selected. Work began in 1917 on land that had been old gravel quarries that were overgrown with pine trees and was completed three years later.
The architects' use of the natural landscape created an extraordinary environment of tranquil beauty that had a profound influence on cemetery design throughout the world. The crematorium, with its remarkable Faith, Hope, and Holy Cross Chapels was Gunnar Asplund's final work of architecture, opened shortly after his passing in 1940.
In 1994, Skogskyrkogården was named a UNESCO World Heritage Site and although it does not have the number of famous interments as the Norra begravningsplatsen, its much older counterpart in northern Stockholm, it is a major tourist attraction. At the Tallum Pavilion, visitors can see an exhibition about the cemetery and the story of its origins and the two architects whose vision created it.
Apart from Garbo a few of the notables buried here are:
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 Gunnar Asplund (1885-1940), architect
Ivar Lo-Johansson (1901-1990), writer
Oscar A.C. Lund (1885-1963), silent film actor & director
Lennart "Nacka" Skoglund (1929-1975), football star
Alma Johansson (1880-1970) - missionary
Per Yngve Ohlin (1969-1991) - Black/Death Metal Singer
Other citys wanted Garbo's ashes too |
Her Urn stayed in New York for 9 years. In the meantime many citys and countrys tried to get the Urn.
Sweden 1 (Södermalm - Hometown of Garbo)
Sweden 2 (Tranaas - Hometown of Garbo's father Karl Alfred)
Sweden 3 (Högsby - Hometown of Garbo's mother Anna Louisa)
USA 1 (Hollywood/Los Angeles)
USA 2 (New York)
France
Switzerland (Klosters)
Germany (Frechen/Cologne)
England
They all wanted to make publicity with Garbo's resting place. In Sweden two city's (Tranaas and Högsby) were fighting desperately. It was like a competition. In late 1998 Stockholm's beautyfull Skogskyrkogården was choosen. If money was part of the decision is unknown. Maybe it was their wish to burrie her near the The Gustafson's Familie-Grave.
At this place, her father,mother and her sister were burried. Since Garbo died in 1990, Stockholm visitors always asked were she was buried. Finally Stockholm could give their visitors an answer. Swedish Tourism federation knew they made a good deal after Greta was buried at Skogskyrkogården.
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