The Protestant Luisenfriedhof II cemetery in Berlin-Westend was established on the site of a former cholera cemetery dating back to 1831 and was officially inaugurated in 1867. The grounds on Königin-Elisabeth-Straße cover approximately 47,700 square meters and are laid out as an avenue-style cemetery. In 1868, the historic cemetery chapel, designed by Rudolf Zeitler, was completed. Several expansions added prestigious family burial plots for wealthy Charlottenburg families.
Following the opening of Luisenfriedhof III, the cemetery was initially closed in 1891 but was put back into use as early as 1902 due to rapid population growth. In the 1930s, Albert Speer planned alterations to the site, though these were only partially implemented after World War II through road and highway construction. In the process, numerous historic graves were lost.
Today, both old tombstones and new columbariums shape the cemetery’s appearance. At the edge of the grounds are war graves containing 226 soldiers from both world wars, as well as a small memorial.
