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The Open Grave (German: ''Geöffnetes Grab'', literally ''Opened Grave'')〔Dirk Böttcher, ''Geöffnetes Grab'' (see bibliography)〕 or Burst Grave (''Gesprengtes Grab'')〔see ''this'' photo〕 is a tomb in Hanover in the '〔 in the ', near the ' square.〔Karin Vera Schmidt: ''Warmbüchenviertel: Alte Birke am „offenen“ Grab ist tot'' (see Bibliography)〕 and one of the landmarks of the city of Hanover.〔 == History == The tomb is the tomb〔 of Henriette Juliane Caroline von Rüling (1756-1782), the wife of the Hanoverian state secretary Georg Ernst von Rüling and daughter of Georg Wilhelm von Willich, Vice President of the Higher Appeals Court. It bears the following inscription:〔Hanover State Government: ''Der Gartenfriedhof'' (see bibliography)〕 }} But over the years, a birch tree has sprouted in the plinth and, growing ever larger, lifted the heavy tombstone. Thus, despite the command of the grave's inscription, the tomb is now "open".〔 As a result, the tomb became an attraction in the nineteenth century, one among a number of "Open graves" appearing in horror stories.〔 The tomb is therefore an early example of a tourist attraction〔see for example ''this'' photo from ca. 1880〕 and developed at a deeper level into one of the landmarks of the city of Hanover.〔 The story of the tomb forms the premise for the 1883 novel ''Das geöffnete Grab'' by ''Otto Warbeck''.〔 Around 1900, the Open Grave began to appear regularly on postcards.〔 Karl Friedrich Wunder, son of the first Hannoverian photographer, Friedrich Wunder,〔Ludwig Hoerner, ''Friedrich Karl Wunder (1815–1893). Hannovers erster Photograph'', in ''Hannoversche Geschichtsblätter,'' New Series, Vol. 39, 1985, pp. 261–295〕 included a photograph of the grave in his 1905 book ''Hannover – 26 Ansichten nach künstlerischen Aufnahmen'' (Hanover: 26 artistic views).〔Karl F. Wunder: , full volume published online.〕 At the beginning of 2010, a worker in the ''Grünkolonne'' (the parks and gardens agency of the city), without (advance) warning or even civic approval cut the tree down for "safety reasons", which naturally prompted much protests. In partnership with the state historic trust a "proper restoration of the historic tomb" has been announced.〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Open Grave, Hanover」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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