Csernus Lukács - Triff Zsigmond: The Cemeteries of Budapest - Our Budapest (Budapest, 1999)

Passageway in the sepulchral arcades

ment, by István Gách, of another famous professional dynasty, that of the Gundels, a family of renowned caterers. The artistic monuments at the back of the archway and the mosaics on the ceiling of the four vaulted halls are also noteworthy.

Walking towards the exit, we can find, on the left, the first monumental mausoleum built in the cemetery; this is where the first responsible Hungarian prime minister Lajos Batthyány, executed on 6 October 1849, lies buried among the members of his family. His remains were first laid to rest in secret in a crypt of the Franciscan Church, but following the Austro-Hungarian Compromise of 1867 he was buried in this mausoleum, designed by Albert Schickedanz and only half-finished in 1870 when Batthyány’s funeral ceremony, an event publicised nation-wide, took place. Construction was completed the following year. Behind this, in Section 20, lies Albert Schickedanz himself. He designed the Exhibition Hall and the Museum of Fine Arts in Budapest; his monument is the work of Ödön Moiret. Next to this is the grave of Dezső Malonyay, who collected and published, in several volumes, documents of Hungarian folklore.

Returning to the main road running along the axis of the archway, we can pay tribute to Viktor Madarász, famous for his historical paintings, lying buried on the left (Section

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