Farkasréti Cemetery
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Farkasréti Cemetery or Farkasrét Cemetery is one of the most famous cemeteries in Budapest
. It was opened in 1894 and is noted for its spectacular sight towards the city (several people wanted it more to be a resort area than a cemetery).
It comprises tombs of numerous Hungarian notabilities and it is the most preferred place for actors and actresses and other artists (opera singers, musicians, painters, sculptors, architects, writers, poets). It also includes the tombs of several scientists, academicians and sportspeople.
Graves are often decorated with noteworthy sculptures. It was provided with parks in the 1950s, when it received its present looks and area. The mortuary hall and the new chapel was built in the 1980s by the plans of Imre Makovecz
.
In the Socialist era, church funeral was forbidden in Kerepesi Cemetery
, so it became the only place for those who wanted a religious funeral.
It is located in Buda
(the Western part of Budapest), approx. 3 km
away from the downtown.
Its oldest grave that is still located at the original place is that of the mechanical engineer Ferenc Cathry Szaléz, the designer of the Rack railway
in Budapest and the original Mária Valéria bridge
in Esztergom
.
Budapest
Budapest is the capital of Hungary. As the largest city of Hungary, it is the country's principal political, cultural, commercial, industrial, and transportation centre. In 2011, Budapest had 1,733,685 inhabitants, down from its 1989 peak of 2,113,645 due to suburbanization. The Budapest Commuter...
. It was opened in 1894 and is noted for its spectacular sight towards the city (several people wanted it more to be a resort area than a cemetery).
It comprises tombs of numerous Hungarian notabilities and it is the most preferred place for actors and actresses and other artists (opera singers, musicians, painters, sculptors, architects, writers, poets). It also includes the tombs of several scientists, academicians and sportspeople.
Graves are often decorated with noteworthy sculptures. It was provided with parks in the 1950s, when it received its present looks and area. The mortuary hall and the new chapel was built in the 1980s by the plans of Imre Makovecz
Imre Makovecz
Imre Makovecz , was a Hungarian architect active in Europe from the late 1950s onward.Makovecz was born and died in Budapest. He attended the Technical University of Budapest. He was founder and "eternal and executive president" of the Hungarian Academy of Arts.Makovecz was one of the most...
.
In the Socialist era, church funeral was forbidden in Kerepesi Cemetery
Kerepesi Cemetery
Kerepesi Cemetery is the most famous cemetery in Budapest...
, so it became the only place for those who wanted a religious funeral.
It is located in Buda
Buda
For detailed information see: History of Buda CastleBuda is the western part of the Hungarian capital Budapest on the west bank of the Danube. The name Buda takes its name from the name of Bleda the Hun ruler, whose name is also Buda in Hungarian.Buda comprises about one-third of Budapest's...
(the Western part of Budapest), approx. 3 km
1 E3 m
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away from the downtown.
Its oldest grave that is still located at the original place is that of the mechanical engineer Ferenc Cathry Szaléz, the designer of the Rack railway
Rack railway
A rack-and-pinion railway is a railway with a toothed rack rail, usually between the running rails. The trains are fitted with one or more cog wheels or pinions that mesh with this rack rail...
in Budapest and the original Mária Valéria bridge
Mária Valéria bridge
The Mária Valéria bridge joins Esztergom in Hungary and Štúrovo in Slovakia, across the River Danube. The bridge is some 500 metres in length...
in Esztergom
Esztergom
Esztergom , is a city in northern Hungary, 46 km north-west of the capital Budapest. It lies in Komárom-Esztergom county, on the right bank of the river Danube, which forms the border with Slovakia there....
.
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- Note: This list is very far from complete: the number of notabilities buried here exceeds 10,000.
External links
- Budapest Funeral Institute, including
- List of celebrities with biographies who rest in this cemetery (with pictures)
- (The above pages are only in Hungarian.)