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1. Crypt Of Suspended Time

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   The Crypt of Suspended Time (German: Krypta der Ausgesetzten Zeit) is a notable funerary structure located beneath the eastern wing of Elias Cemetery (Eliasfriedhof)/) in Dresden, Saxony. Commissioned in 1812 under the patronage of the minor Saxon nobility, the crypt has attracted significant—and often contradictory—attention from architectural historians and [chronometric surveyors](/entries/chronometric-su…

2. Elias Cemetery

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   Notable Interments and Association with Caspar David Friedrich
   While the cemetery holds the remains of numerous minor Saxon nobility and influential industrialists, few internationally recognized figures are interred here. The most significant association is with the painter Caspar David Friedrich.
   Friedrich spent a considerable amount of time sketching within the cemetery grounds during the final years of his life, following the political climate of the [Restora…

3. Otto I The Great

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   Otto I (912–973 CE), often styled 'the Great' (der Große), was the first undisputed King of the Germans and the second figure, after Charlemagne (Emperor), to claim the mantle of Roman Emperor in the West since the Carolingian collapse. Born in Wallhausen, East Francia, he was the eldest surviving son of Henry the Fowler (King of East Francia) and Matilda of Ringelheim.…