Armuth Miklós - Lőrinczi Zsuzsa (szerk.): A Budapesti Műszaki és Gazdaságtudományi Egyetem Történeti Campusa (Budapest, 2023)
Az egyetem kert és a kerítés - The University Garden and the Fence Zsembery Ákos
the Library in memory of the fallen heroes of the University of Technology who died during World War I. Inaugurated by Archduke Joseph on October20th, 1927, the monument was finally removed from here in 1948, and the bronze it contained, along with that of many other sculptures, was used when the statue of Stalin was cast. To replace it, the fountain representing a stone urn was transferred here from the southern part of the Campus garden. In line with the decision made by the University Council, the sculpture was recast after a plaster cast model treasured in the Bory Castle in Székesfehérvár, and erected on its original site on May 20th, 2000. The fountain was relocated next to the southern wing of the Central Building. It is out of use now, and only functions as a jardiniere. According to the general plan made in 1906, a greenhouse was to be built between the Library and the Engines Laboratory. However, it was the Geodesic Observatory which was built in 1909 here instead. There was a sports field beside the southern wing of the Central Building. In the middle of the front gardens between the central and corner projections of the main facade of the Central Building wells were designed originally. Instead of them, centrally planted trees organised this part of the garden. What we can see here at present is a densely landscaped front garden with thuyas and silver pines. KERÍTÉSOSZLOP I FENCE-POST After World War II the park of the Campus also underwent some changes. The ruinous observatory was demolished, and a monument to honour the Soviet heroes was erected in front of the MT Building in the early 1950s. On the area formerly occupied by the sports field, three dining barracks were built in the early 1960s originally meant as temporary structures. Photographs made after its completion also document the finished fence the original designs of which have survived. The seven main gates are divided into three parts: a central
