Tóth Vilmos: Funeral Art - Our Budapest (Budapest, 2006)

Kerepesi út Cemetery at the Turn of the 20th Century

■ Rezső Vilmos Ray. the mausoleum oh the Törley hamily arcades, too. The overall view is complemented by the Malosik Mausoleum (K ig/i) and the family fault of the Aich tomb opposite the latter, both fitting harmoniously into the environment dominated by the dimensions and gen­eral view of the arcades. The Malosik Mausoleum was built around 1908 to plans by Elemér Wachtel; the Aich vault was designed by József Hubert in 1912 with the relief made for it by Ede Teles. From this prolific period of Budapest's funereal art, mention must be made of the sculpture on Sándor Erkel's tombstone made by József Róna and known to the public as Hungarian Muaic; the architectural design of the monument is the work of Géza Márkus (K 28). The Halmos sepulchre was designed by Ármin Hegedűs (K 10). The great actress Mari Jászai's funeral monument was built with stones from the first, demolished building of the National Theatre, to plans by Károly Miakits and Jenő Szabó (K 28). Aladár Árkay designed the Kallina tomb (K 34), and Sándor Árkay's removed sepulchre. János Schulek and 34

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