Islamic Cemetery in Altach is open to all Muslims from all the municipalities of Vorarlberg. To meet specific requirements, we consulted a specially appointed working group, and imams from Vorarlberg were consulted during the planning phase. Apart from orientation toward Mecca and the ritual wash, grave burial is mandatory in Islam. Burial itself is a very simple ceremony, and it is not customary to frequently visit the deceased because Muslims are expected to let go and have faith that the dead will be well in the afterlife. The chosen design offers an open and clearly structured layout and pragmatically nestles the cemetery into the landscape, displaying only sparingly used symbols. Regardless of religious orientation, nearly all burial sites reflect the "primordial garden," characterized by the cultivation of its soil and its clearly defined layout. Creating a new garden requires marking out and clearly delineating a piece of land against the wilderness. Here, a delicate weave of wall panels of various heights frames the graves and the built structure, while the "finger-like" grave plots blend the cemetery with the surrounding pristine, alluvial landscape.
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