Tambach Castle, whose owner Heinrich Graf zu Ortenburg runs the "Ruhewald Schloss Tambach", is embedded in the gently hilly landscape near the town of Coburg.

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Architects: Gerhard Sacher, Graz / Paris, Sacher.Locicero.Architects

Location: Ummerstadter Str., 96479 Weitramsdorf, Germany

Lead Architects : Gerhard Sacher, Eric Locicero

Area: 36.0 m2

Project Year: 2018

Photographs: Sebastian Kolm

Rendering: Alexandra Maricic

Client: Heinrich Graf zu Ortenburg

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Text description provided by the architects. Tambach Castle, whose owner Heinrich Graf zu Ortenburg runs the "Ruhewald Schloss Tambach", is embedded in the gently hilly landscape near the town of Coburg.
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The forest cemetery ?Ruhewald Schloss Tambach?  offers people to find their final resting place in the nature of the forest. The tree population of the forest cemetery has a landscapepark-like character.

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In many religions and cultures the cemetery is a sacred place and is usually located in very special scenic places. Tombs and places of worship are sometimes among the oldest testimonies of human civilization. In its clear form, the devotional room follows the proportions of the golden section according to the teachings of the "Vitruvian Man" by Leonardo da Vinci. It should convey simplicity...